A couple of links about accents need to break out of the comments section:
John Evans offers a YouTube tour of British accents, plus one from Ireland for good measure. And anonymous (good old anon.: wrote some of the best stuff in the English language) offers a good article explaining Received Pronunciation.
Have fun.
Notes from the U.K. 
Thanks for this, I actually want to check this out. This looks like it’ll be awesome.
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What a fantastic video: thanks for the link!
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I love the Anglophoenia posts on YouTube. There are some good ones on breakfasts and high tea too.
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They sound like they’d be worth checking out. Thanks.
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Thanks for that. Now I know my husband speaks “mainstream RP”. I am going to tell him that means mediocre and bland.
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Ouch.
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One of my kids once observed, “So we insult people we love?” Yes, my dear little orc. Yes we do.
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Ouch again. Smart kid.
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Just a note from Pedant’s Corner: Robert Burns (never a Sir) would not have spoken in a Highland dialect since he was from the Scottish Lowlands. Also, the presenter of the video did not deploy glottal stops in her Scottish accents. I am not an expert in other regional dialects so cannot comment as to the accuracy of those. Stepping off my soap box now.
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Thanks for that. I wondered how accurate she is but couldn’t judge.
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I know I am a bit of a bunghole for picking on her detailing, especially given I cannot do an accent other than my own, but I am just in that sort of pedantic mood so I couldn’t let it pass. Their video about British swear words struck me as spot on, however.
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I’m not sure it’s hair splitting. If you’re going to put yourself out there saying “These are the accents,” quibbling is only fair.
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That was fun – thanks for the links
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«Once there was a young rat named Arthur, who could never make up his mind. Whenever his friends asked him if he would like to go out with them, he would only answer, “I don’t know.” He wouldn’t say «yes» or «no» either. He would always shirk making a choice………»
«Arthur the Rat» read by a Cornish speaker.
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I’m working on my toy typewriter just now, with no sound, so I’ll check out the link later. In the meantime, thanks for sendingit.
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Oh, Christmas again? I’m soooo lucky.
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More to come. Stay tuned.
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