Some people – usually those from outside of the West Midlands – often confuse the Black Country dialect with the Brummie accent due to the upwards inflection; the high note at the end of a sentence. But the Black Country very much has an individual and unique dialect, it's not just a 'strong accent'. People living in Birmingham often refer to Black Country folk as Yam Yams because they say ‘yow am’ or ‘yow’m’ instead of ‘you are’, whereas the term ‘Brummie’, used to refer to people from Birmingh

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