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Yorkshire boy talks posh after op
A Yorkshire boy who had a brain op after suffering meningitis woke up talking like a southern toff.
William McCartney-Moore's family were stunned when the 10-year-old York lad started chatting like a member of the Royal Family.
Mum Ruth, 45, told The Sun: "He went in with a Yorkshire accent and came out all posh.
"He no longer has short 'a' vowel sounds - they are all long in words like 'bath'. We couldn't believe it because he had a northern accent before his illness. He just thinks he is speaking normally."
William was struck down with a rare form of meningitis. He was in hospital for 13 months but has now recovered and is back at school. The op affected a part of his brain that controls speech.
William can also now play the trumpet and piano better than he did before the op.
Music teacher Ruth said: "He lost everything after the surgery. William couldn't read or write and his speech was bizarre."
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