Author name: Josefina Kelly

What Do Cambridge Students Wear To Class?

A plain, long-sleeved, white shirt or blouse (unless a long-sleeved dress is worn). Formal black shoes. Sandals, trainers, open-toed shoes, slingbacks (heeled or flat) are not permitted. Unpatterned black, nearly-black, or natural coloured hosiery. Do students in Cambridge wear uniforms? Undergraduates, who do not yet hold a degree, wear their undergraduate gowns, with the hood …

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What Accent Is Cambridge?

Historically a Cambridge accent is meant to combine estuary English, East Anglian English and Queen’s English although over time and with the influx of students, it has diminished. What is an Oxford accent? Variously referred to as the ‘Queen’s English’, ‘BBC English’ or ‘Oxford English’, Received Pronunciation, or RP for short, is the accent usually …

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