8 Difficult English Accents from the UK and Ireland

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Intro
0:14 – Accent #1
1:29 – Accent #2
2:22 – Accent #3
4:03 – Accent #4
5:47 – Accent #5
7:50 – Accent #6
8:49 – Accent #7
10:01 – Accent #8

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