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11-07-2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dogsbody70 View Post
good idea columbine now as a contrast

OUR QUEEN giving her ChristmasBroadcast.

YouTube - Queen Elizabeth II Christmas Message 2007
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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