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I would love for the BBC to revert to "BBC English" or whatever it was called when reading the news, just so that people could hear how to speak correctly, whether they chose to follow it or not.

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Originally Posted by Tatey
I would love for the BBC to revert to "BBC English" or whatever it was called when reading the news, just so that people could hear how to speak correctly, whether they chose to follow it or not.


I totally agree Tatey.

"Received pronounciation" is what it is called. It's death knell was when they thought it "trendy" to have regional accents. The downhill slide continues.....

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Regional accents are acceptable and interesting and, providing they haven't been accentuated to a point when we are not able to understand what is being said to us, I like them.
The accents in Liverpool and Birkenhead have been forced into becoming so strong, the words roll into one and it's a horrible gutteral sounds.Not only that, there are many in this country that really dislike the Liverpool accents. They can't stand it, even tho' the scoucers think they're 'cool'. Originally, I believe the Beatles and Cilla Black (plus others) were guilty of broadening a rather pleasant local accent (which would be considered to be 'posh' now, in Merseyside area) Have you noticed how Paul McArtney tries to speak now? It would seem he's tried to leave his Liverpuddlian accent behind somewhere but, he's not very good at it.
'Posh'! that's a word I hate. It's a word used to intimidate or ridicule people who are able to say 'The rain in Spain, falls mainly on the plain' in an Oxford English accent or any other accent which doesn't make you say "pardon, can you repeat" after every sentence.
Personally I love to hear the unadulterated English accent, I find it very pleasant in contrast to East Enders and Coronation Street and don't believe that e.g.the news, should lower it's standards in News Readers.

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Ah, good old Cilla Black. Always speaks highly of Liverpool and how much she loves it. From the comfort of her big mansion down south.

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Well said Granny !! smile

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No doubt that regional accents are great to hear and long may they reign.I am amazed by the different expressions used around the country for everyday things. Love,darlin,pet,hun, honey,duck all for people whose name we don't know but want to be nice too.One that I really enjoy hearing is around Birmingham where they are "peggin for a pint" when they fancy a beer.

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