Researchers from the universities of Portsmouth and Cambridge found that differing pronunciations of words such as strut and farm will soon merge into the south-eastern version.
And for places like Lancashire, where we pride ourselves of our idiosyncratic ways of speaking, that means many of our most beloved phrases could be under threat.
So, perhaps for posterity's sake, here are some of Lancashire's finest words.
So, perhaps for posterity's sake, here are some of Lancashire's finest words.
10. Blackpool Illuminations
Everyone in Lancashire, at some point during their childhood, needlessly left all the lights on and was told by their mum or, more likely, their dad, 'It's like bloomin' Blackpool Illuminations in 'ere!'.
11. Babby
We don't say 'baby', we pronounce it 'babby'. Wiganers call their steak and kidney puddings 'babby's ed'. But that's a whole other story...