A group of Evening Standard newspaper sellers talk about how they speak and what words they use
For Voices 2005 we spoke to three Evening Standard newspaper sellers who describe themselves as typical Londoners or "Cockneys".
Read about them here and then listen to some audio clips as they describe how they speak.
Albert Boon
Name: Albert Boon Age: 66 Occupation: Newspaper seller Lives in: NW1 Lived here: All my life Born in the area?: Yes Description of own accent: Cockney Languages other than English: No
Name: Mick Bailey Age: 57 Occupation: Newspaper seller Lives in: Gunnersbury, W3 Lived here: All my life Born in the area?: Westminster Description of own accent: London, working class Languages other than English: Yes, a little French
Name: James Jones Age: 57 Occupation: Newspaper seller Lives in: NW1 (Camden area) Lived here: All my life Born in the area?: Yes Description of own accent: Cockney Languages other than English: No
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