Residents from Levenshulme, Stretford and Moss Side are likely to sound 'posh', according to experts.
Sociolinguists at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) have published the findings of a three-year research project, investigating how people speak across the region. The study, called Manchester Voices, also discovered that the 'Manc' accent is usually found in the city centre and that residents of boroughs such as Bury, Bolton, Rochdale, and Oldham are more likely to have a 'Lancashire' accent.
Wiganers were found to have a distinctive dialect all of their own, while those living in South Manchester, Trafford and Stockport are more likely to sound ‘posh’, the study found. Manchester Central Library will keep a permanent record of the project's findings and they have been uploaded to a dedicated Manchester Voices website, alongside analysis, poems, podcasts, a quiz and some historical archive recordings.
