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Scientist claims surprising accent is 'most influential in the WORLD'

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The Cockney accent is synonymous with east London legends like Barbara Windsor and Michael Caine .

But researchers say it has now become 'one of the most influential' accents in the world.

The distinctive accent has changed the way people speak across the UK from Reading to Glasgow.

It has even influenced speakers as far as Australia and New Zealand .

Cockney accent has influenced speakers in Australia and New Zealand due to immigration from London .

When Londoners arrived in Australia , they took parts of their accent with them.

Both accents share strong similarities in the way that vowels are pronounced in certain words.

Dr Cole says the Australian take on the word “bake’s sounds, to many British ears, more like the word 'bike'.

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