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Originally Posted by Columbine
Ah, good point. The Queen speaks using Received Pronunciation. This used to be considered the standard for British English, but it was never universally used, and is quite uncommon to hear nowadays. Even BBC newsreaders use a much softer version. In the video you can hear:
Very rounded, slightly elongated vowel sounds.
"ago" becomes "agou"
"I" becomes "ai"
'support' becomes 'suppORt'
'off' becomes 'orf'
'old' become 'ohld'
I sounds can be slightly harsher than in standard English. "Surprised" becomes ''SurprAIsed". Nice becomes 'Naice'
Clipped, fully pronounced 't's'. The queen would always ask for 'wharTer' (water), and never 'wor'uh' or 'wor'da'.
You can always hear the 'g' on the end of a word. 'Th' and 'K' are similarly distinct.
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referring to the way the Queen speaks, here is an article on that subject.
Received Pronunciation