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>> No. 5361 Anonymous
8th July 2014
Tuesday 9:39 pm
5361 oi u lot oi've sumfin 2 ask
I want to learn a perfect Received Pronunciation (and after that, a few regional British accents), and I'd like your help. It's not hard to find samples of British English on the internet, but I need feedback on my attempts.

I'd appreciate it if you could post a vocaroo sample of yourself speaking in RP (or your local accent, if you want), which I will then painstakingly analyze and imitate before posting a vocaroo of myself repeating it, which could then be commented upon/mocked and derided.

Reasons:

My grades are too poor and my motivation too low to go for graduate school in my field of study, linguistics (unless I want to end up at some bumfuck state university in flyover country). I'm considering accent coaching as a possible career, as there's opportunity for good money, and it lets me make use of my linguistic knowledge.

I'm a native speaker of American English, but a lot of places and people prefer to aim for a British standard, and being able to teach that would be a great help.

And as for non-RP, as an enthusiast of historical linguistics, I have a soft spot for oddly conservative/unique dialects (especially north England dialects).

I won't lie that there isn't some appeal to the idea of being able to pose as a Brit (or later on, a Yorkshireman or super-chav) at will, but I promise that I will use this power only for good.
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>> No. 5362 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 1:51 am
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Giz summat ter read and I'll do you a reyt good Northener clip, lad.
>> No. 5363 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 1:56 am
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Is Paki/Jamaican/Cockney/Somalian/Nigerian London accent to your liking, lad? You can't really speak it if you are racist though.
>> No. 5365 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 2:18 am
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I'll post myself reading On Ilkah Moor Baht'at tomorrow.
>> No. 5366 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 2:25 am
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This thread reminds me of group singing in school. No one wants to be first.
>> No. 5367 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 2:25 am
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>>5365

Nobdy talks like that no more though, so it's not of much help to him really is it? This guy though... This fucking guy.

https://www.youtube.com/v/ScELaXMCVis
>> No. 5368 Anonymous
9th July 2014
Wednesday 2:32 am
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>>5367

Bloody hell, that man's so archaic he almost called York "Jorvik".
>> No. 5405 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 12:36 am
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h-hey

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0SkVnqm3Se6
>> No. 5406 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 12:38 am
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>>5405

If you're posting these at least tell us your region. I couldn't work that one out. If you pointed a gun at me I'd guess Essex or thereabouts, but it is entirely a guess.
>> No. 5407 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 12:41 am
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>>5406

Of course, sorry. I'm from Birmingham.
>> No. 5408 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 1:02 am
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When I read 'received pronunciation' I can only think of the older newsreaders and television presenters, if youre after older examples british path just dumped a assload of old newsreels to youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Dt9I6H0Oi40

after watching that I think the blokes being a bit harsh to pakilad
>> No. 5409 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 6:45 am
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>>5407
Your accent is very obvious and is far away from RP, just so this OP knows. You also talk through your nose. Stop that.
>> No. 5410 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 11:46 am
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Shagged birds?
>> No. 5412 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 12:12 pm
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>>5411
Just realised I buggered that up, you can hear me pottering about rolling a smoke during some of the playbacks.
>> No. 5413 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 12:26 pm
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My mic is shit, because I'm from Yorkshire and can't afford posh microphones.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s09gMSgiDTOX
>> No. 5414 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 3:25 pm
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>>5411>>5413
I think you two should know what a raging stiffy your dulcet Northern accents are giving me.
>> No. 5415 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 3:54 pm
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>>5414
I'd rather not have known that actually.
>> No. 5416 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 4:03 pm
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>>5408
That accent seems so authoritative.
>> No. 5417 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 4:14 pm
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http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ASb4y1Aoto
>> No. 5418 Anonymous
22nd July 2014
Tuesday 5:43 pm
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>>5414
I did like knowing that, thanks.
>> No. 5421 Anonymous
24th July 2014
Thursday 8:13 pm
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http://vocaroo.com/i/s1mS4HIKdLAA

My accent is strange. I used to talk in PROPER WAKEY ACCENT LIKE, but years of posh-kids school and the uni in London made me sound weird.
>> No. 5422 Anonymous
25th July 2014
Friday 6:39 am
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>>5421

You're physically close to me and it's making me feel uncomfortable.
>> No. 5423 Anonymous
25th July 2014
Friday 10:11 pm
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>>5422
Sorry I made you feel that way.
>> No. 5424 Anonymous
25th July 2014
Friday 10:57 pm
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>>5423
https://www.youtube.com/v/KNIZofPB8ZM
>> No. 5425 Anonymous
26th July 2014
Saturday 12:47 pm
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>>5424
Reverse nonce.
>> No. 5426 Anonymous
26th July 2014
Saturday 1:32 pm
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>>5425
I'm always hanging around the bingo halls with a brown paper bag full of Werther's originals, looking for easy prey.
>> No. 5427 Anonymous
26th July 2014
Saturday 11:40 pm
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I'm interested in the reverse - I speak with a mild south east Leeds accent (mild enough that most people can't tell I'm from the north), and I'd like to learn to speak with an American accent. Specifically, one from somewhere around NYC or Philly. Is there anything for that in London?
>> No. 5428 Anonymous
27th July 2014
Sunday 12:49 am
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>>5427
Pick up a London RudeBoi accent. It's be'er.
>> No. 5429 Anonymous
27th July 2014
Sunday 1:25 am
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>>5424
In the interests of balance:
https://www.youtube.com/v/_GFKdecB9lQ

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