West Midlands English
West Midlands English is a group of dialects of the English language.County accents
Certain areas of the West Midlands are stereotyped as having stronger accents than others, Dudley in the Black Country being an example. There are some local phrases in the Black Country that are renowned. People do tend to substitute a reply of "arr" for "yes". Generally, most words are shortened, most commonly being "I haven't" to "I ay".
In the south of the West Midlands, the accent is more similar to the general southern accent.
Dave Bradley, a presenter on BBC Hereford and Worcester said in 2005 that:
