British accents (RP) |#1 An introduction to British modern RP accents What do I
mean by ‘British English’ and ‘British accents’? First things first, I want you
to remember the fact that the UK has many different accents. I would like to
introduce modern RP accents to you in my articles. Here is my recommendation.
British Pronunciation Secrets (Modern RP) Learn British Accents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agUuOtgHdGY If you would like to speak and
understand British English, but you don’t have any idea where to start. I would
recommend you watch this YouTube video first. To summarise the video.
・Understand certain words mainly used in the UK and try to use them. (e.g.
rubbish) ・Pronounce the ’T’ clearly. ・It’s also common for British people to
drop the 'T' most of the time. (‘glottal T’) ・’R’ is only pronounced when the
vowel is after. ・They often use the ’Schwa’ sound. ・You need to know of
’Diphthongs’ ・The ’/ɒ/‘ sound creates a British sense. Once you have a fair
understanding of these tips, please try to listen to British people speaking.
You will understand them more easily.