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	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 02:24 pm

Someone help me out with Sir Patrick Moore. Now, I know he's speaking English...no. I assume he's speaking English, but that's only because the 1 word out of 10 I'm actually understanding happens to be English. I don't have that much trouble understanding English accents any more - I'm even pretty good at knowing who's English and who's Australian (which I couldn't do before coming to England)... but I am TOTALLY stumped at Sir Patrick Moore.
There are several English accents. Does anyone have some examples they can show me of the different kinds of accents? How many accents does England have? and which accent does Sir Patrick display so... excellently?

casaubon

Chris

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 03:22 pm (UTC)

He speaks upper class academic RP. Quite quickly. He started presenting at the BBC when you had to have an RP accent, so I've no idea if it's his original one.

There's loads of English accents. Scouse, Geordie, Brummy, West Country, Cockney, Estuary, Yorkshire are probably the most distinctive, but there's lots of others.

feath

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 03:48 pm (UTC)

Do you realize how many things 'RP' could stand for?
Educate this stupid american!

casaubon

Chris

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 03:59 pm (UTC)

Re: RP

I think it only stands for one English accent:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation

mutster101

Half Man, Half Supreme-Being

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 06:46 pm (UTC)

Given how much of a bigotted mysogynist he unfortunately is, it's probably just as well you couldn't hear what he was saying...

dubaiyan

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 07:20 pm (UTC)

I know right?

For Feath: Dialects and Accents of England

feath

	Sun, Oct. 12th, 2008 10:55 pm (UTC)

PERFECT! ty!