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Sorry if it's been done.

Initially I wondered if he'd been brought up bi-lingual in Italy and that had accounted for his accent, but he mentioned the other night he doesn't know his Father or his Italian family.

Then he said he was an Essex boy born and bred.  Even accounting for being brought up to speak RP doesn't account for his pronunciation though.  At times it sounds a bit "posh Edinburgh" (just the odd word)...Then others I think I'm hearing something Mid-Atlantic or even a hint of Canadian.

Do I need my ears syringing or what?

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From Wiki:

Essex is usually associated with Estuary English, mainly in urban areas receiving an influx of East London migrants. The non-urban Essex accent, generally found in the north of the county, is more closely related to those of East Anglia. Residents of places within Essex such as Basildon, Dagenham, Grays and Romford are more likely to have an accent similar to the traditional 'Cockney' accent, due to the proximity to East London and East End migration to these areas since WWII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B..._in_Southern_England
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