Also, I've heard that there are "upper class" and "lower class" british accents. Can you tell me the difference? If you can think of a celebrity, perhaps, as an example, that would be helpful. Thnx.
2007-02-17 05:32:44 · 6 answers · asked by Veruca Salt 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"The Queen's English" represents standard English as spoken among the educated classes. It is also called "received speech." Generally, it's the sort of pronunciation you might hear from BBC news readers.
There are numerous accents in England. You might want to visit this website to hear some:
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects/
2007-02-17 05:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Educated middle class to upper class English in England.
2007-02-17 05:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by castle h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queens English is the BRP = British Received Pronunciation, English as pronounced and used by newsreaders in the BBC.
2007-02-17 05:52:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hugh Grant uses the queens english.
2007-02-17 05:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by Santa Barbara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is English language as spoken by the Queen.As opposed to the type of English spoken and spelt by Americans
2007-02-17 05:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Pauline 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yah! I would like to know too! ok, yah!
2007-02-17 05:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋