THE Lancashire accent is on the brink of extinction and may be lost "in the next few generations", linguists warn.
The broad burr, known as rhoticity, is far less pronounced in most younger people now.
Lancastrians such as actress Jane Horrocks, comics Eric Morecambe and Les Dawson, and Bullseye host Jim Bowen - traditionally pronounce a "strong final R" at the end of words like purr, car, bird and her.
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