English language in England
There are many different accents and dialects throughout England and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect. However, accents and dialects also highlight social class differences, rivalries or other associated prejudices—as illustrated by George Bernard Shaw's comment:
Phonological history of English low back vowels
As a result of the lengthening and raising, in the above-mentioned accents "cross" rhymes with "sauce", and "soft" and "cloth" also have the vowel . Accents affected by this change include American English and, originally, RP, although today words of this group almost always have short in RP. The split still exists in some older RP speakers, including Queen Elizabeth II.