Hey how many people here speak Posh english?

Question

Hey i'm Canadian, and i just found out that you guys have like 22 accents varying from area. i'm surprised.
Is that true?
and the Stereoptypical Hollywoodl "Posh" Extra polished english is only spoken by very few like the queen? and in london mainly.

whenever i try to do the accent its a "brummie" as you guys would say lol

bye

Answer 1

One does indeed.



The Hollywood 'extra posh' version of English is very rare, and most likely only spoken by American actors pretending to be English. One does not think even the Queen goes that far.



As for the Queen's English, that is just standard clear pronunciation that all, or most, can understand, unlike some of the regional accents that require an interpreter.

Answer 2

22 is a rather low figure for the number of accents in England. After the simple 'accent', we reach the dialect level which complicates things further and increases the number of different ways in which we speak.

I am not a Brummie - My accent a Black Country accent.

I say 'A' black country accent, because there are many different accents in that area alone, just a few miles from Brum.

Brum, itself has a myriad of accents, varying from inner city area to inner city area and suburbs and more rural parts!

Dialects have their own words and grammars.......

It's fun being English - If only we were sure what everyone else was on about it'd be a lot simpler.

But, and no one can really argue, Brian Sewell does have the poshest voice in the whole World, let alone in Britain

Answer 3

Far more than 22 accents and not accurate to say 'posh' English spoken in London mainly. 'Received Pronounication' or standard English is spoken by people within the higher echelons i.e. middle and upper middle classes. A lot of people speak with 'weak' regional accents and this denotes a higher social standing. This, of course, does not mean that they are more worthy. Posh gits.

Answer 4

If you really can speak Brummie you obviously have a gift for accents. The Brummie accent is one of the hardest to do convincingly.

If you want to hear a totally OTT posh accent, listen to the art critic Brian Sewell.

Answer 5

There's probably more than 22 accents in the UK. The posh accent you here in America is rarely spoken in the UK. It's only like in America where There are different accents across the country.

Answer 6

Hi, I'm English and even I can't understand the Jaudy (Newcastle area) accent. The posh accents seem to come fron daan souf, being a yorkshire lass I treat it with distain. I would say that only 22 variations was a bit low, and if you count all Britain it's not even close.

Answer 7

yes it's true England has plentitudesof accents, the stereotypical "posh" english (the "Queen's English ") is spoken by relatively few. In London it's more common to speak what is known as Cockney, but here's a few more Brummie (Birmingham) Liverpoolian (Liverpool) Jeordie (Newcastle) Yorkshire (The cities inside of Yorkshire i.e. Sheffield, Barnsley, Leeds) and so on.

Answer 8

The Queen's English is correct English, and has nothing to do with accent. One can speak 'proper' English despite having a regional accent simply by not using slang or colloquialisms. Most people are influenced by modern trends, which in turn are influenced by youth culture and the mass media. However one speaks is largely irrelevant as the purpose is communication, and clarity becomes paramount. Slang (or not) and grammar become secondary, in my view, to syntax to avoid misunderstandings. Similarly, in written English, spelling becomes important to convey meaning. Consider, for example, the huge difference in meaning of effect & affect. The first is cause of, say, a disease, and the other is treatment.

Answer 9

There are two accents which most English people who don't speak with either would describe as "posh": the accent of royalty, the aristocratic class and their "sloaney" imitators, many of whom live in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and the "Received Pronunciation" of "standard English", which comes from the City of Oxford and is used by many BBC newsreaders.



My accent is strongly influenced by Received Pronunciation: I speak an Essex ("Estuary") variety of English, overlain by the RP which comes from my education.



By the way, I don't like it when the local people around me describe my speech as "posh" - by which they mean that they think I have pretentions to be better than they are and that my speech marks me out as someone to be excluded from the society of ordinary people. My accent is not "posh", it is just educated and there is nothing I can do about my accent.

Answer 10

No idea what Hollywood 'posh' is. No one speaks 'posh' anymore, because we don't have time to go to India by boat.

Posh means ' port side out, starboard home'. These were the most expensive cabins because they were on the shaded side of the ship. It has nothing to do with polish.



We don't speak 'the Queen's English' any more. Those of us who were properly educated speak RP (received pronunciation).



True Londoner's do not speak RP. They seem to have abandoned the letter 't'. Londoners will refer to my 'bruvver' - meaning brother.



People from Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle on Tyne and a few other areas have a very special accent verging on a dialect. It's more of a conspiracy than an accent. Aimed at making sure only locals can understand what they're saying.

Answer 11

Nah lid, wasn't born widder silver spoon in me grid, knowworrameanlike? Me ma sez me accents sound but de judy who lives next door can't understand a werrrd, sez I sound like a hyena or sutt'n.

Ar eh lad, gerron this. I've found out what a Canuck is. It's what you hang your 'ckin coat on.

I'm a Scouser and I sound like a cappucino maker apparently.

Although it made it easier to speak Dutch.

Answer 12

I say.Jolly good question old chap.

Bt i dnt now th bleeedin answer cos i'm from the east end of London and I'm takin a totem pole(stroll) down the old frog an toad(road) to the rub a dub dub(pub) for a roast joint (pint)

Answer 13

lol @ brummie



Well hardly any 1 speaks posh anymore, unless your'e an odd stuck up snob at private school,



I think it's 32 the amount of different accents,

Answer 14

nowadays Posh english is not so much what the Queen speaks but it is more those Londoners who pronounce all their 't' s and vowels and consonants - thus making them sounding more 'posh' in comparison to other accents.

Answer 15

hahah there are LOTS of accents here. and i certainly dont speak "posh" english. 2 foreigners i sound like a farmer girl hahaha. where i live we have the "forester" accent......and we sound ridiculous =P

Answer 16

Really?, geez here in Australia, there is only 2 accents, White Australians (Me) and Aboriginal's.

Answer 17

nicely watch a lot of action pictures or shows based in britain to confirm how particular sounds or letters are pronounced ya understand? and whilst u say words with r's truly pronounce the r in it. sturdy success

Answer 18

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Answer 19

posh people do not have an accent as we speak the queens English. you get dialects all over the British Ilse as you do in an country.

you can also get a "posh" accent by putting a plum in your mouth for six month and try talking!!!

Answer 20

Me.

I have been known to slip up from time to time though.

Naughty me!

Mummy smacks my botty when I don't speak posh.

"Bad Charley", she says.

Answer 21

Just like in canada

except no french

Answer 22

its probably much more than 22

Answer 23

Oi, i'm posh wiv my English.

Answer 24

yes me

Answer 25

not me, im as common as muck

Answer 26

only when I am drunk

Answer 27

I Say!