Different Types Of RP Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of the population speak with an RP accent?
A
3%
2
Q
What’s adoptive RP?
A
When people pick up or optionally choose to speak with an RP accent
3
Q
What’s Upper Crust RP?
A
When the older generation speak it due to tradition
4
Q
Why’s RP often referred to as BBC English?
A
Because all presenters and speakers that worked for the BBC, had to speak in an RP accent.
