Article 7746R Does an accent make the man — or woman?

Does an accent make the man — or woman?

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editors@theworld.org (Aaron Schachter)
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The new British prime minister is something of a groundbreaker. Despite being in politics since he was a young man, Andy Burnham has refused to lose his northern England accent. Many politicians - and all prime ministers - have been known to speak in a polished, posh accent, which was once known as "the queen's English." Host Marco Werman explains.

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