Geoffrey Boycott

Today, some wise words from Geoffrey Boycott OBE, the former England and Yorkshire cricketer and successful cricket commentator.

” I don’t speak French. I don’t speak English. I am from Yorkshire.”

What do you think about the variations in the way English is spoken across our nation? Are you proud of your Bristolian lilt or Scouse twang?

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