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Received Pronunciation (RP) is the British English accent regarded as the standard one, carrying the highest social prestige, since as late as the very early 20th century. [1] [2] Language scholars have long disagreed on RP's exact definition, how geographically neutral it is, how many speakers there are, the nature and classification of its sub-varieties, how appropriate a choice it is as a ...
Such accents briefly acquired cachet within the American entertainment industry, as can be heard in recorded media from the 1920s to 1950s. [3] [5] Certain stage and film actors performed such an accent in classical works or when undertaking serious, formal, or upper-class roles, [10] while others adopted it more permanently in their public lives.
Victoria Beckham (born 1974), singer nicknamed "Posh Spice" while she was a member of the Spice Girls; Peterborough United F.C., an English football club, nicknamed "The Posh" Received Pronunciation, sometimes known as a "posh accent" Posh (Haganah unit), the commando arm of the Haganah during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
London and greater Thames Estuary accents are non-rhotic: that is, the consonant / r / (phonetically [ɹ]) occurs only before vowels. General characteristics of all major London accents include: diphthongal realisation of /iː/ and /uː/, for example beat [ˈbɪiʔ], boot [ˈbʊʉʔ] (this can also be a monophthong: [bʉːʔ])
COMMENT: Prue Leith from ‘Bake Off’ says she ‘hates’ her posh accent. But speaking RP is rarely a hindrance, argues Katie Rosseinsky
Accents and dialects vary widely across Great Britain, Ireland and nearby smaller islands. The UK has the most local accents of any English-speaking country [citation needed]. As such, a single "British accent" does not exist. Someone could be said to have an English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish accent, although these all have many different ...
Such accents include Australian, New Zealand, most South African and some non-rhotic English (e.g. Norfolk, Sheffield) speech. The third edition of Longman Pronunciation Dictionary lists /əd/ (and /əz/ mentioned below) as possible (though less common than /ɪd/ and /ɪz/) British pronunciations, which means that the merger is an option even ...
The musician thinks the flak he gets for being a "posh tw*t" is justified, but that it shouldn't come into play when it comes to his music. James Blunt says 'posh people have feelings' as he talks ...