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minus-square@milicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•2 months agoI just figured, if Old English came from America, then those great figures must be from whom we Receive Pronunciation. Or are We not amused at the fantastical American origins of true English?
minus-square@SouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•2 months agoNo…Received Pronunciation …a posh English accent. No, I’m very amused at the idea that USAians created “the English accent”.
minus-square@milicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•2 months agoOh, I’m quite aware. My own accent is pretty RP.
I don’t get the joke sorry.
I just figured, if Old English came from America, then those great figures must be from whom we Receive Pronunciation.
Or are We not amused at the fantastical American origins of true English?
No…Received Pronunciation …a posh English accent.
No, I’m very amused at the idea that USAians created “the English accent”.
Oh, I’m quite aware. My own accent is pretty RP.