The British Accent - A lesson on ignorance.

[Cmwissy]

Is it really hard to change that 'British' to an 'English/Scottish/welsh/Irish'?

The accent I think you're talking about is called Received Pronunciation, and it's taught to people of the upper British class anywhere they're from, isn't it?

It's called Received Pronunciation - although most of us call it 'BBC' (because the BBC would only hire people who spoke like this; however, only upper-class English people talk like it.

That's why it's called the British accent--it's the accent of the upper class, the class that considered itself British.

The upper-class are the ones who don't want to merge with each-other.

 

[Treblaine]

I'll just leave this here:

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[Distorted Stu]

I live in Middlesbourgh where we have a fairl understanable accent but we speak fairly fast. 30 minutes up the road and im in Newcastle and i cant understand a fucking thing.

 

[Cmwissy]

Yeah but the USA doesn't have Mexican representatives in their parliament. Or do they?

If Scots will kill you for that I think some Scottish people are just very insecure. I'll take your advice though, but to be honest I probably wasn't ever going to mention it to a Scot anyway as talking about this type of stuff isn't something I do a lot (does it show?).

Scotland has It's own Government.

Doesn't America have people from different countries as Reps?

Despite what Glenn Beck might be saying these days: Nope.

And I thought most of the Political troubles in your country were dramatization.

 

[Sviests]

I really want to learn how to mimic cockney.

 

[Cmwissy]

I really want to learn how to mimic cockney.

Stop pronouncing your 'h's and 'r's and start selling meat.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Well I live in Cannock which is in Staffordshire which is near Birmingham. Now Rugeley and Hednesford which are 10 minutes away have a completely different accent to me. But if someone from say, Liverpool were to hear me they'd instantly assume I was a Brummie (from Birminham), the same goes for Hednesford and Rugeley too. I tire of being called a Brummie, especially when I'm from the Black Country, NOT Birmingham!

 

[Jay Cee]

Whilst I agree I often use the term 'American accent', since generalization saves us all a lot of time.

 

[the_baku_eats_dreams]

The ridiculous thing about this whole discussioon is that everyone (on page one at least) Doesn't know they've been using the wrong word. An Accent in a given language is when some one who speaks another language (Ie German French Italian) speaks another language (Ie English.) What most people mean to say is that they speak in a particular dialect, which is a regional or national pattern of speech or pronunciation, Like how i speak in the incredibly dull (from a pronunciation perspective) Californian dialect.

 

[Layzor]

Umm, who gives a shit?

 

[Cmwissy]

And I thought most of the Political troubles in your country were dramatization.

It's a joke--the only person I could see saying that is him.

Why would we have people from different countries as Reps? That's like having French or Germans citizens in Parliament.

We like to keep our friends close.

Think of it as a mini UN.

Umm, who gives a shit?

This is an amazing post with amazing points and valid arguments with wit and intellect thrown in.

Whilst I agree I often use the term 'American accent', since generalization saves us all a lot of time.

It's not so much the specific county, region or state - It's the country.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Can I just throw this link out there and bring out my friend Navi to say HEY LISTEN

http://accent.gmu.edu/

A big ol' archive of people reading a paragraph in about twelvety jillion different accents.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Well, thank you.

I would like to say the same about the Irish accent.

A Belfast accent is very different to a Cork accent.

This lol, everybody who isn't Irish who attempts an Irish accent bursts out screaming "TOP oh the mornin' to ya, hold me close!"

Oim Oirish, Oi Ham!

I love attempting accents, but I hate doing them in front of people for fear of grossly offending a citizen of the country or area I attempt

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

To me, the further south you go the less interesting your voice gets. I live in Brighton and I have no particular intonation on any words.

 

[Cmwissy]

To me, the further south you go the less interesting your voice gets. I live in Brighton and I have no particular intonation on any words.

Agreed - My mother has a Cockney English accent, and my Father has a heavy docks Scottish accent, and I somehow ended up with Received Pronunciation, I envy my Dad's voice.

 

[Deofuta]

So, for a quick clarification. I was on Live a couple of days ago, and a 12 year old was spouting off in a quick fashion. Out of Curiosity, I asked him if he was British, he replies "No you prat, I'm English" Am I wrong in saying that all English are British? Or was he just being insufferable (Read: Typical Live Persona)

Thanks for solving my ignorance!