▁fl uct u ates ▁in ▁dialect s ▁that ▁include ▁it ; ▁before ▁s ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁common ▁alternative ▁when ▁in ▁its ▁common ▁vo ic eless ▁variant ▁( ▁rather ▁than ▁) ▁( in ▁transfer ▁, ▁transport ▁ ▁and ▁variants ) ▁than ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁vo iced ▁( th us ▁translate ▁, ▁trans - At l antic ▁). ▁ ▁Social ▁att itudes ▁ ▁Some ▁research ▁has ▁concluded ▁that ▁many ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁England ▁have ▁a ▁dis like ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁v owel ▁in ▁ ▁words . ▁AF ▁Gu pta ▁writes , ▁" Many ▁of ▁the ▁northern ers ▁were ▁notice ably ▁host ile ▁to ▁, ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁' com ical ', ▁' sn obb ish ', ▁' p omp ous ' ▁or ▁even ▁' for ▁mor ons ' ." ▁Wh ilst ▁writing ▁on ▁a ▁Lab ov ian ▁study ▁of ▁speech ▁in ▁West ▁York shire , ▁K . ▁M . ▁P ety t ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁that ▁several ▁respond ents ▁" pos it ively ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁prefer ▁the ▁long - v owel ▁form ▁or ▁that ▁they ▁really ▁det ested ▁it ▁or ▁even ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁incorrect ". ▁However , ▁Joan ▁Be al ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁review ▁of ▁P ety t ' s ▁work ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁pron unci ation ▁still ▁associated ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁professional ▁jobs ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁asp ire ▁to . ▁ ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁acc ents ▁Ev