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"RP" explained for oiks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation Think William Reece-Mogg, no

• svnpenn 4y ago
  > Think William Reece-Mogg FYI not sure about other countries, but Americans don't know who the fuck that is.
  • Xeoncross 4y ago
    "There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!” ― Alan Jay Lerner, My Fair Lady https://youtu.be/t8zhp699FXg?t=110 https://youtu.be/t8zhp699FXg?t=110
    • zdragnar 4y ago
      And yet there are places in America whose regional accents are closer to English was at the time those places were settled than Britain is now. Even more ironic is that My Fair Lady is an American film based on a play by an Irish Brit (George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion).
      • Xeoncross 4y ago
        I think it's ironic that language which is used as the primary form of communication for one's whole life still requires training in University. Perhaps there truly is no such thing as proper English.
  • jefftk 4y ago
    Partly because his name is actually Rees-Mogg
  • pdpi 4y ago
    Name's misspelt, it's Rees-Mogg. This is his son, same speech pattern they're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4uCHNaNbmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4uCHNaNbmU
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• xen2xen1 4y ago
  Agreed. Looked him up and sti ll don't know who he ism
• jen20 4y ago
  More Jacob Rees-Mogg than William - it’s important that there be absolutely no discernible substance, skill or wit behind the voice.