Eli5: How do accents come about, like in the uk within 4 miles of each other there could be 5 different accents

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Eli5: How do accents come about, like in the uk within 4 miles of each other there could be 5 different accents

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People didnt travel that much. After living for a long time together, you develop certain quirks in the way you communicate with people you say every day. Certain pronunciations, phrases and words only you understand. Stack this process over the span of centuries and you get different accents.