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Megan Shaw

Leeds residents say their accent is the 'best' as they hit back at it being named the UK's most unattractive

Locals have hit back after new research revealed that Brits think people from Leeds have the most unattractive accent in the UK.

2,000 UK adults aged between 18-55 were surveyed by Preply, a language learning app and learning platform, to ask which accent they found most attractive - and it wasn't good news for Yorkshire folk!

The aim of the survey was to uncover British attitudes to language learning, as well as cultural attitudes towards accents and dialects, however it's findings have sparked quite the debate.

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