gedaliyah@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 年前Speak Americanlemmy.worldimagemessage-square194linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageSpeak Americanlemmy.worldgedaliyah@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square194linkfedilink
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前You’re another that doesn’t understand “Received Pronunciation”, aren’t you?
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Received from the great founders of England: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Lincoln, and Lord Martin Luther King Sr I.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前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?
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前No…Received Pronunciation …a posh English accent. No, I’m very amused at the idea that USAians created “the English accent”.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Oh, I’m quite aware. My own accent is pretty RP.
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You’re another that doesn’t understand “Received Pronunciation”, aren’t you?
Received from the great founders of England: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Lincoln, and Lord Martin Luther King Sr I.
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.