Oh. You were being rude about Londoners so I assumed... I am close to RP but Brits can tell Essex.
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what's RP?
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Received Pronunciation. You know. Neutral, middle class.
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Ah, I see. Essex seems nothing like RP though
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RP is spoken by middle-class Brits all over England regardless of region.
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Ok. I thought it was the same as ABN (General Decent Dutch) you know, understandable.
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Yes, probably. Standardised. This is excellent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8mzWkuOxz8 …
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This is great. I get it. Standardised, an accent rather than a dialect.
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Yes, exactly. Then we judge each other on ratio of RP to regional influence!
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We do this to. A lot of accents in our small country. Some closer to the standard than others.
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I'm not surprised. America is only so much more standard coz its young.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @TamaraBrouwer1 and
I love accents & regional idioms. Yorkshire is best. Still got Middle English words & 'thee'
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