Simon Roper: how to speak upper-class British in 1673

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Simon Roper: how to speak upper-class British in 1673

Postby tungemål » Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:47 am

I found this video interesting:
https://youtu.be/KYaqdJ35fPg?si=Npz71ZuQczwJmQOi

He gives an example of upper-class southeastern accent of different generations, starting at today and going back in history. I didn't realize that RP changed so much only during the 20th century, allthough I recognize the older accent from old movies. I like the accent from 1923, maybe because of the tapped 'r'.

Learn to speak posh RP like they do in movies from the 1950s!
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