Brits Blacklist Winehouse, Allen Accent

To many Americans, the British accent can be divided into two distinct categories that have more to do with status than region. There's the stiff-upper-lip elocution of the aristocracy, and there's the marble-mouthed Cockney of the working class. (Think Noel Coward vs. the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones.)

In reality, there are dozens of regional accents in the UK, just as there are in America. The Brits have the near-Irish lilt of Liverpudlian Scouse, the indecipherable, every-statement-a-question singsong of Welsh and the thick tongue of "Brummie" (the Birmingham accent), to name just a few.

The hotel chain Travelodge has just conducted a survey of Britain's most hated celebrity accents. Among the biggest offenders: Ozzy Osbourne, who mumbles in Brummie; Charlotte Church, whose classical pedigree can't mask her broad Welsh accent; and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, who mocks Cockneys in motormouth Tyke.

Topping the list, however, are two rough-and-tumble Cockney women of song who are no strangers to negative publicity. We can just hear fellow Eliza Doolittles Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen reacting to their latest dubious achievements: "A load of old pony, that. Ye can hit and miss me Khyber pass!"

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