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"David and Victoria Beckham have adopted new ways of speaking in the last six years, a study has claimed. Since David Beckham&amp;#039;s move to Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, the couple are said to have utilised Victoria&amp;#039;s nickname by becoming &amp;#039;posher&amp;#039;, according to researchers from Manchester University.  After studying a number of videos from before and after the move, linguistic students have stated that the pair have altered their voices. Manchester University researcher Naomi Proszynska told The Mirror: &amp;quot;By 2012, Victoria&amp;#039;s speech no longer so strongly represented her Essex roots. &amp;quot;We think this may be connected with the fact that she&amp;#039;s forged a different career as a widely respected fashion designer.&amp;quot;      [Video: David and Victoria Beckham in 2001] Victoria Beckham is now more likely to pronounce the &amp;#039;l&amp;#039; at the end of words, for example &amp;#039;all&amp;#039; instead of &amp;#039;aw&amp;#039;. David Beckham meanwhile, is less likely to drop his &amp;#039;h&amp;#039;s and using cockney-style vowels. Researcher Charles Boorman added: &amp;quot;In America, they use the &amp;#039;h&amp;#039; sound more, which explains how he acquired it.      [Video: David and Victoria Beckham in 2012] &amp;quot;But my guess is that his dropping of those cockney-sounding vowels was linked to his ambassadorial role for the Olympics and his subsequent high social status.&amp;quot; The Beckhams moved back to the UK last year, while David is currently playing for Paris Saint-Germain. Victoria Beckham - Career in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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