The 10 sexiest accents in the world, according to the UK

Time to pick up that English to French dictionary and that GCSE-level accent as your new night out must-have.

The UK has named French as the sexiest language in the world, according to research by Renault - wait, that might be a little biased.

The survey of 2,000 found that the next most attractive accents were Italian and English - proving that we're not all that adventurous either.

The top ten accents the UK finds most attractive:

1. French
2. Italian
3. English
4. Irish
5. Spanish
6. American
7. Scottish
8. Welsh
9. Australian
10. Russian

One in six of those surveyed also said that they dropped in French terms in an attempt to add heat to a conversation, while one in five thought it gave them a quirky edge.

If we're honest, dropping in a cliché'd phrase every now and then is a bit of a faux pas in our minds - learning to speak the language fluently is much more attractive.

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