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Do you have any favorite accent or dialect? Nowadays this topic is rather popular)) I find Scottish one very cute.  And a lot of great actors have this accent. For example David Tennant has a strong Scottish accent so I think it's very difficult to forget he’s Scottish.Gerard Butler and James McAvoy have a soft Scottish accent, but it's definitely still there. Listen to this lady in the video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDdRHWHzwR4&app=desktop  )   and write what do you like more?  If you have  any video - example share it here  

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Do you have any favorite accent or dialect? Nowadays this topic is rather popular)) I find Scottish one very cute.  And a lot of great actors have this accent. For example David Tennant has a strong Scottish accent so I think it's very difficult to forget he’s Scottish.Gerard Butler and James McAvoy have a soft Scottish accent, but it's definitely still there. Listen to this lady in the video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDdRHWHzwR4&app=desktop  )   and write what do you like more?  If you have  any video - example share it here  

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Learn British accents and dialects – Cockney, RP, Northern, and more!

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I find Australian English very fanny. They pronouns word without 'r' in the end or without 't' after consonant. Also, they have a fanny dialect, because they have short versions of the words like for every word in the language. For example: chocolate - choccy, biscuit - biccy. Chocolate biscuit - choccy biccy)))
This is an interview with Hugh Jackman where his is speaking with this accent https://youtu.be/8LNOPDjlYmA
And video about word abbreviations in Australian https://youtu.be/yDb_WsAt_Z0

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I find Brummie Accent  one very cute.   The accent frequently comes bottom in polls of people's favourites. It is rarely heard on television or in films unless they are comedies.
Unlike most regional accents, Brummie uses a downward intonation at the end of each sentence. This means that typically the voice lowers in pitch and the sound of the last word fades away slowly.  Brummie is a rather monotone accent, only hitting one note, usually a low one, and sticking to it no matter what. This lack of aural variation may be the primary reason why the Brummie accent has such a negative reputation in the UK. .There are signs that things may be changing however, as the success of gangster TV series Peaky Blinders has allowed the Brummie accent to reach a much wider audience. As Cillian Murphy dropped his soft Irish lilt for Tommy Shelby's understated Brummie, he demonstrated that the accent could be serious, subtle and spoken by sharp-minded people. I think that if you watch the serial  with subtitles instead of voice-over, you'll also love this cute "muttering."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=6l4YZlGQkyU&feature=emb_logo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=dG-QyITdB9k&feature=emb_logo

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In my opinion, one of the most accurate and understandable accents is RP, which means "received pronunciation". This is the same accent that we hear when we watch BBC television programmes or listen to BBC radio. Not everyone at the BBC speaks with an RP accent. News readers are usually RP speakers, but not always. But the strange thing is that in England only a very small percentage of people speak with this accent. Usually they are highly educated and rich people, such as those who graduated from Oxford or Harvard. Or, for example, those who hold positions of power, authority, or responsibility. Unfortunately, there are not many of them, only 3%. Personally, I would like to speak with such an accent!

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As for me I find Russian accent very helpful in some cases. Whenever you  think someone might try to beat you up and you dont know what to do, you should fake the Russian accent! Everything the Russian says in English sounds dangerous and menacing. It doesn't matter what you say ''Hallo'' or ''How ar you?'' the person who you speak with thinks you want to kill him. You can say  ''Beautiful butterfly landed on a red flower'' and  everyone would be scared of you. Trust me.
But the weirdest thing is that Russian accent sounds frighting, but not the Russian language. That is the strangest thing ever. When foreigners hear Russian language they always imagine Russians speak backwards. And it sounds very funny. Russian accent is the best!

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My favorite accent is the posh English accent. This emphasis shows the English language even more grandeur and stronger. This is a prestigious pronunciation for the upper classes of society. It is distinguished by clarity and purity, all consonants are pronounced slowly and clearly, highlighting every word with a touch of arrogance and slight neglect. This speech is used by well-known political figures of the country, broadcasters and channels presenters. It is believed that such an emphasis is understood by a larger number of listeners. It is believed that this emphasis originated in the East Midland region of England in the 15th century. In those days, this region flourished through trade, so merchants who lived there and spoke the local dialect often went on trips and literally “spread” their dialect throughout the country and abroad. Trade was extremely active, and over time, the local emphasis became associated with economic success. Over time, trade shifted to London and farther south, but this emphasis was still considered the rich accent.

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If I get to choose my favorite accent, I would definitely choose a New York one. You can hear all the words clearly. It is characterized by its pacing, which vacillated between dramatically drawn-out words and tight firework-syllable clusters. It’s about the delivery, usually offered by someone leaning in to the conversation, some combination of excitement and bristly attitude. It is also one of the most common accents in a hip-hop culture. Many popular music artists have this accent, for example Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, also talks with a  New York accent (he was raised in Harlem). As an example this is his interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3uWxZm3RtE

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Of all the accents, I like Scottish the best. I like its sound and unique features such as: hard extended pronunciation of the letter "r" in contrast to a soft British accent, phonetic constructions instead of "don't" - " dinnae»; and the phrase "can't" they pronounce as "cannae", the absence of diphthongs and long vowels.Also, Scots very often use verbs that Express feelings, desires in the form of Present Continuous: "I'm wanting to see TV".In first-and second-person pronouns, they add " s " to verbs, emphasizing that the action took place in the past, but in the present tense form.

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Михеев Дмитрий

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To be honest, my favorite accent is British. This type of English accent is perfect. Britain has some of the best educational institutions in the world that teach with a British accent. When you come to Britain, it will be nice to talk to someone who has a British accent - and there are a lot of such people. I think this is the clearest and purest pronunciation. I very often watch movies in English, but I like to watch fast and furious with a British accent, because it sounds incredibly beautiful and cool) You can understand a person with a British accent if you don't speak the language perfectly.

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Ворушилина Екатерина 

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I want to tell you about a funny accent. I think that Welsh English accent is so funny, because it has feature of the pronunciation. When a person speaks, he speaks quickly and change their intonation by raising or lowering their voice. People can break the rules of English for example, use of triple negation (I haven’t done nothin’ to nobody), use non-standard verb forms (She catched it (instead caught)) and etc. I like the sound of it but I don't want to speak it. I would like to speak well with PR accent. But now I speak with a Russian accent.

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My favorite accent is Cockney. Cockney is an unusual rhyming slang of the East End of London, which is famous all over the world. Although Cockney is one of the most difficult accents for non-English speakers to understand. Not only are many sounds pronounced incorrectly, but it also implies a fairly large layer of strange slang and an absolute disregard for the rules of English grammar. One of the main features of Cockney is rhyme. London criminals did not want to be heard by the city constables and developed such a trick as changing words on the principle of rhyme. This accent has several aspects of pronunciation, for example: the word "three" is pronounced as" free" because "T" sounds like "f" or"b". Also, the words "Harry", "mail", "Wales"," have " and others sound different. "L" sounds like "W", "N" is not pronounced, and " Wales "is pronounced as"Wows".
I noticed that most bloggers and other famous personalities have this accent, for example: Eliza Doolittle, David Beckham and other famous people.

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Никита Бялик

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To be honest,my favourite accent is British . This type of English accent is gorgeous. It is like a melody. You can understand everything,when human has British accent.Also,speech is understandable and clear.Although originally related to the upper-classes in London and other areas of Southeast England, it is largely non-regional. You can often hear this accent in adaptions of well-known books, such as “Pride and Prejudice”. My favorite actor, Tom Hardy, also has this beautiful accent. For me British accent defines something classy and aristocratic. As an example I recommend you to watch Tom Hardy’s interview: https://youtu.be/SrusH4Vtfzs

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Святная Настя

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I like the Irish dialect. There is an Irish language as well as an Irish dialect of English, and many Irish people say that they know English better. The Irish dialect differs in the construction of sentences, the pronunciation of some words, phrases, for example, in contrast to the traditional British accent, the Irish "growl", that is, more clearly pronounce [r]. Some words have a different meaning, English words that have additional meanings in Ireland, and there are also idioms that are common only in Ireland. There is an interesting fact that the Irish do not usually use the words "Yes" or "no", they respond with a full phrase, such as " - did You do it?» "I did it." Sometimes they use particles that have a meaning in English, but for the Irish it is like the word parasites, the most common is "now". Their pronunciation is also singable.

While I was watching a video about accents, I realized that now watching movies in English, I will pay attention to the accents of actors or people who voice personages)))

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If I chose my favorite accent, then it would be Skauz. A dialect of skaus is widespread in Liverpool and throughout the county of Merseyside, in which this city is located.  Scause is also partially used in the north of Wales, in Flitshire, in Runcorn, and in the west of Lancashire.  Skauz is interesting because it is completely different from the dialects of neighboring regions, as is often the case.  Typically, neighbors' dialects are reminiscent of each other due to constant interaction.  The dialect of skaus, unlike other North English dialects, is characterized by a strong emphasis and intonation of speech.  During a Liverpool conversation, significant changes in voice tone can be replaced - a sudden rise or fall. In the vocabulary of scause, the Irish influence is noticeable.  For example, instead of my Liverpools say me:

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In my opinion, the most accurate and convenient is the Welsh accent. I have heard people speak with this accent in person when I went abroad. There are some specifics, of course, but in general everything is understand. In the Welsh accent, vowels are stretched and stressed. There is a huge slide from high pitch to low pitch. This is much more spread in Wales than in other parts of the United Kingdom. Speakers and people who speak with a Welsh accent are tend to drop the "Y" sound.
https://youtu.be/cq-mEejECcU

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Айвазян Анри 

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I liked Cockney best of all accents.Because it sounds very funny.If someone will hear it at the first time, he/she probably won't understand.There are a lot of aspects of pronunciation ,for example: the word as "three" is pronounced as "free" ,because "th" is sound like "f" or "v" . Also the words "mail" , "Wales","have" and others sound otherwise. "L" sounds like "W" , "H" isn't pronounced and "Wales" can be said like "Wows".
There are a large number of celebrity speaking Cockney,David Beckham,Michael Caine and other famous people.

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I don’t have a specific favorite accent, but I can highlight two: a new york accent or an American accent. They are good for me in their own way. The New York accent is known for its heaviness, nasality and speed. It is spoken in New York and most of the state, with the exception of its northern part, where its emphasis prevails. The American accent is more widespread and it is distinguished by the sound “t” between two vowels, often pronounced “d”. The short “o” in American English has become less rounded and longer and more open, almost turning into “a”.
I like these accents for its conciseness and amazing sound, I think that soon I will be able to choose a more suitable one for me, but at the moment they are both very interesting for me.

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Мезго Елена 

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I like the American accent. The most important words in the sentence stand out. They can stand out by increasing the tone of voice, more distinct and long pronunciation, mimicry. Americans pronounce syllables more roughly and harshly. They often simplify the form of the word. They significantly simplified the original English, did not follow traditions of British accent, which were incomprehensible to them, and "redefined" the language structure at their discretion.
The ultimate consonants in words are usually not pronounced at all by state residents. For example, instead of "Yes" they use [yea].
The American emphasis on hearing is almost no different from written speech. British words change, many sounds are not pronounced as they are spelled. The "d" and "t" sounds are usually swallowed. There are differences in accents. For example, in the British pronunciation the accent in "laboratory" falls on the second syllable, and in the American one - on the first.
It's very common for people in America to pronounce words the way they're spelled.
I like it.

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My favourite accent is British . I think it's the best accent. Now people very often speak with an American accent, without noticing the difference. For me, the British accent is interesting because the pronunciation is very different, many familiar words sound different.
I don't watch movies in English very often, but I like to watch Harry Potter with a British accent because it sounds beautiful. For the filming of this film, JK Rowling took characters with British accents. At the moment, all films are trying to shoot with a British accent, because it sounds beautiful, many words are spoken differently. You can understand a person with a British accent if you don't speak the language perfectly. This is my favorite at the moment

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Кирсанова Дарья 

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My favorite English accent is Australian. The English language in Australia is quite young — it is just over two hundred years old, it appeared there along with exiled British prisoners and their escorts to the fifth continent. Nowadays, an Australian accent is often a cause for jokes. The English say that Australian is not nearly like English, that it is a completely different language.
The Australian accent is distinguished by a different pronunciation of many sounds. The original speakers — convicts who arrived in a distant English colony to serve their sentences, were people from the lower uneducated strata of society, so the pronunciation was developed from the already distorted English language.
Australians skip letters at the end of words.
For example, what turns into wha.
Change the letters to different ones at the end of words. The words forever, after, car sound like forevah, aftah, cah. Replace the OO sound with ew.
For example, pool, school, cool Australians will pronounce as pewl, skewl, cewl.
Don't pronounce the g in words ending in-ing:
finishing — finishin’
coming — comin’
running — runnin’
Speak with an upward intonation towards the end of the sentence, as if asking a question.
Celebrities such as cate Blanchett,Hugh Jackman, Josephine and Katherine Langford speak with an Australian accent.

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Хворостянов И

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One of the most famous English slang is Cockney.Cockney-a special accent and unusual rhyming slang residents of London's East End are famous all over the world. From a secret slum language, the Cockney dialect has become an element of Britain's cultural heritage. Today I will tell you about this unusual rhyming language.One of the main features of Cockney is rhyming. London criminals used this slang as a kind of code, so that they could not be heard by the city constables. So they developed the next trick, namely, changing words according to the principle of rhyme. A few examples: black bread-Dead dead
Plates of meat-legs
Dog and bone- phone
North and South - Mouth
Loop the Hoop - soup
Bees and honey- money

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Степанова Ольга 9Г

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Степанова Ольга 9Г
Posh accent
The accent is a particular pronunciation of The posh English accent Its name speaks for itself, because the word posh is translated as «elite», «pretentious». It is the language of the highest levels of society, a prestigious pronunciation. It has become a defining language in education and the media. It is clear and clean, all consonants are pronounced slowly and pretentiously, as if in your mouth a plum. Of course, speaking with the accent posh, it is necessary to have a conversation with a note of arrogance, because you are better and more important than others.This accent is typical of graduates of English elite schools like Eton and Harrow. Or you could say posh accent, as the members of the House of Lords of the English Parliament, their families and their circle say.

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Якубова Яна
If someone asks me about my favorite accent, I'll say it's Liverpool. During a conversation, liverpudlians can be replaced by significant changes in the tone of their voice. Some sounds liverpudlians pronounce in their own way. For example, the word "makeup" sounds like " mycoop" . There is an Irish influence in the language of the liverpudlians. For example, instead of" my", liverpudlians say" me": You took me bag. Initially, the Liverpool accent was not accepted. But it became popular thanks to the Liverpool musical group The Beatles in the 60s.

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my favorite dialect

Canadian English  Canadian English accent
This is a dialect of English spoken in Canada.  The pronunciation of this dialect is a mixture of American and British English, but Canadian is still closer to American.
Canadian is the use of ah.  Its purpose is varied: from interjections, from an emotional amplifier to words at the end of a sentence, with the aim of obtaining confirmation (like a tag in separation questions).  There are many jokes on this topic, and Canadians themselves admit that they are used quite often. Canadian English contains the basic elements of both British English and American English, as well as many uniquely Canadian characteristics.

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My favorite English accent is British (London National) . I think it's a magical, aristocratic accent. now people very often speak in an American accent, without noticing the difference. For me, the British accent is interesting because the pronunciation differs in many ways, many familiar words sound different.
I watch movies in English very often and I like to watch Sherlock. There Benedict Cumberbatch speaks with a British accent, and it sounds very beautiful. For example, for shooting films about Harry Potter, JK Rowling was looking for actors from Britain, and did not take actors from America to the film. For example, the main contender for the role of Harry Potter was Liam Aiken. He was much more suited than Daniel Radcliffe - he had a lot of experience in shooting. Only JK Rowling didn't agree because Liam wasn't from Britain. So to hear the British accent, you can watch the series Sherlock with Benedict cumberbatch, and Harry Potter in English. The pronunciation of many words will seem strange, since everyone began to forget the British accent and switch to American. For me, the British accent remains something magical and mysterious.
look at the pronunciation of Hermione Granger, and the pronunciation of Benedict Cumberbatch - in these videos you can hear the British accent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNmALFOwqTI - Hermione Granger

https://youtu.be/VaT7IYQgyqo
Sherlock

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Most of all I like the American accent because I like to watch short videos in American. The main difference between the American accent and the British one is that it is rhotic, that is, the sound “r” is pronounced in any position there. The word “hard” in the American language will sound like “haRd”, and in the British version the sound “r” will drop out and “ha: d” will remain. Also, the English language has changed less since it was spoken by the British who arrived in America on Mayflower and since then it has not changed, such as English.
To hear the American accent, you can go to this channel about weapons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsHJWTAlaCY

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 Егор Моргачев                 when you watch movies in Russian, you don't care about anyone's accent. but one of my favorite pronunciations is the voice of the character Rick Grimes and he speaks American-English, and in real life his name is Andrew Lincoln.his delivery style and timbre of voice attracts and delights. I just rarely hear foreign dialogues) 

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 Егор Моргачев                 when you watch movies in Russian, you don't care about anyone's accent. but one of my favorite pronunciations is the voice of the character Rick Grimes and he speaks American-English, and in real life his name is Andrew Lincoln.his delivery style and timbre of voice attracts and delights. I just rarely hear foreign dialogues) 

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(My answer is based on suggested video).

I think it’s rather interesting topic and, although I’ve never thought about it I can tell you my opinion about different accents and some new things which I learned from this video. Well, if you compare different accents with the ‘classic’ pronunciation (RP), they sound pretty funny (but I don’t make fun of them, of course). Actually, I like RP more, because first, I’m used to it and second, I find it more clear, slow and generally beautiful. As for Cockney English, I found its pronunciation theoretically easier, because some sounds are ignored and the pronunciation is simplified for example, [th]-[f] (“theoretically” because I understand that every accent is difficult to achieve). The strangest of the accents presented in the video for me is Scottish, since it is dramatically different from RP (can’t-cannee; yes-aye).

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антипова настя

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My favorite New York accent. many actors speak on this accent, for example my favorite actor - Timothée Chalamet. I believe that talking with this accent sounds very laconic and beautiful. it’s easiest for me to repeat it. My favorite movie also speaks of a New York accent. I believe that you can fall in love with this accent from the first listening, hahahah. Of course, speaking of this emphasis you need to know all its flaws, as in all accents.

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Timothée Chalamet Reacts to Being Photoshopped into Artwork Memes

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Осипова Екатерина

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Осипова Екатерина

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Most of all I like the American accent. This is the most common accent in English. Many moviestars speak on it and I like to watch films or serials in original, I really understand a lot. But I can't say it about, for example, Cockney accent. Speaking on this accent, people miss some letters in the words and sometimes I can't understand what they're talking about, when I watch a video in English with this pronunciation.

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Most of all I like
The Liverpudlian English accent or Scouse. Scouse is the accent and dialect of English found in the north-western English city of Liverpool.The word Scouse was originally a variation of lobscouse the name of a traditional dish of Scouse made with lamb stew mixed with hardtack eaten by sailors. Alternate recipes have included beef and thickened with the gelatin source.Scouse is notable in some circumstances for a fast, highly accented manner of speech, with a range of rising and falling tones not typical for most of northern England. Those differences, though not universal, can be seen in the pronunciation of the vowels.Huge changes have taken place in Scouse vowels, which show astonishing length and exaggeration at times in words like 'read' but conversely shorter than standard in a word like 'sleep'. Scouse can be heard from:Jennifer Ellison, model and actress best known for playing the role of Rachel Green in the NBC television series "Friends"

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Of all the variety of accents, I like the so-called “received pronunciation” or “RP” (“normative pronunciation”) - the accent of “standard English” (“standard English”).

The difference between RP and other accents is that it is not associated with a particular locality, but with a social group, although it is part of the group of southern British accents. Today, RP is associated primarily with education and formal communication, RP is spoken by BBC broadcasters, but many native English speakers, on the contrary, perceive RP as “lack of emphasis”.

It is also noteworthy that RP is not an official accent and in importance it is on par with any other accent that exists in the UK.

Of all the variety of accents, I like the so-called “received pronunciation” or “RP” (“normative pronunciation”) - the accent of “standard English” (“standard English”).

The difference between RP and other accents is that it is not associated with a particular locality, but with a social group, although it is part of the group of southern British accents. Today, RP is associated primarily with education and formal communication, RP is spoken by BBC broadcasters, but many native English speakers, on the contrary, perceive RP as “lack of emphasis”.

It is also noteworthy that RP is not an official accent and in importance it is on par with any other accent that exists in the UK.

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Емелин Никита 

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Choosing the most favorite accent, I would name you American. Rough, rebellious, and clarion - that it is how I can describe their tongue. When I hear how local American actors speak, my soul is carried to a beautiful city - Chicago. Why do I like it so much? My answer is quite different for school nerds, but serial fans may understand it is easier than ever. My favorite serial, named Shameless, was filmed there and all its actors speak with the accent that I love so much. The motherland of drugsailers, fear rap, and oversized clothes, is there, I would say. And with all this mess, the accent appeared. As an example of loud and flagrant American accent I want to show you a raper 6ix9nine.

6IX9INE "Billy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjsm6CVsG8&feature=share (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)

Yeah, he looks like and he is Mexican, but he is born in America, and his language and accent are exactly as I described.

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If I must choose between different  English accents, I prefer an aristocratic accent PR( or posh English). people who speak it speak slowly and clearly. this elite accent attracts the upper strata of society (say, the aristocrats). I think that people who use this accent are very confident and know their own value. and I like it. It is believed that this accent is understood by a larger number of listeners, so this speech is used by well-known political figures of the country, announcers and presenters of the BBC channel.

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I'm so impressed with the Cockney accent.Although this accent is not prestigious, I feel free to pronounce certain words,it makes me feel proud, like some aristocrat.It is not so common,and you may not have heard of it at all,but this only gives it a certain raisin.There is such a feature - it is to pronounce the sound /h/ at the beginning of words before vowel sounds and omit in those words where there is a letter h.For example, ham is pronounced as /æm/,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WvIwkL8oLc
Just look at how cool Jason Statham looks, he has a cool suit,not to mention the dialect and accent.

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Some dialects and accents of English sound quite funny. I'm most impressed with the Cockney accent. Some sounds aren't pronounced or replaced. For example, the word "with" is pronounced as "wiv", or "think"-"fink" ([th] - [f]). The sound [t] isn't pronounced at the end of a word or between vowels ("matter"-"maer"). The sound [h] is also skipped ("not 'alf" instead of "not half"). Instead of sound, [l] is pronounced [w]("milk" is pronounced "miwk").

On the Cockney accent, say guitarist Steve Harris, actor Jason Statham and other famous people.