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British English is music in my ears

• 988747 5y ago
  British English sounds fun, kind of like stand up comedian making a parody of normal English. I’m not sure how Brits can speak it with a straight face.
  • seanhandley 5y ago
    It requires a stiff upper lip.
    • jaclaz 5y ago
      Or a pipe in your mouth. One of the best (funny) characterization of the British (not only the accent) remains the by now almost forgotten (and obviously largely outdated) "How to be an alien" by George Mikes (1946). > The easiest way to give the impression of having a good accent or no foreign accent at all is to hold an unlit pipe in your mouth, to mutter between your teeth and finish all your sentences with the question: 'isn't it?' People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will get a most excellent impression.