"my head" pronounced as "mi head"?

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At what part of England they say/pronounce, for example, "my head" as "mi head"? :-D
 
[STRIKE]At[/STRIKE] In what part of England do [STRIKE]they[/STRIKE] ​people say/pronounce, for example, "my head" as "mi head"?

You'll hear it in various places. In my part of the UK (the south-east), it's most commonly heard in semi-joke phrases like "On me 'ead, son" - it refers to soccer and is usually said in what would once have been considered a "lower class" or "common" accent.

I would write the pronunciation as "me", rather than "mi".
 
it refers to soccer and is usually said in what would once have been considered a "lower class" or "common" accent.

What kind of accent is it considered to be now?
 
I think it's too widespread to be considered to belong to one area or social group.
 
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