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Received Pronunciation (RP) is an accent traditionally used by the British upper classes characterized by clipped consonants and elongated vowels. It was codified in 1917 by Daniel Jones who sought to establish a standard "correct" English pronunciation. In the early-mid 20th century, RP was considered the appropriate accent for BBC radio. However, by the 1970s regional accents had become more attractive and RP was increasingly seen as too "posh". The BBC later decided to move away from RP in favor of more

Author

Alfonso Garcia

Language

EN