I believe sincerely that the best "Queen's English" is not spoken in Oxford, and certainly no longer by BBC announcers, but by educated people in....Edinburgh.

Perhaps but, as far as I'm concerned, I think that the non-educated population speaks English with some kind of German accent and pronouncing the "r" like Russians !

I don't know many Russians, but is true that northern races in general have not forgotten how to roll their "R"s!
If you listen to popular singers of the 60s (Jacques Brel, Édith Piaf) and recordings of the great orators of between the two world wars, you'll find that "R"s were also rolled in French until quite recently.

Yes, and I must say that I love this pronouciation (I very often listen to Cora Vaucaire, Lucienne Delyle...). But I'm sorry to have taken this topic out of its purpose ^^

Lemuria, it's absolutely the case with scousers!
I lived in liverpool for 2 years and the first months I was a little  lost with the prononciation (which is rather particular) and dialect.
But it's not because they are not educated, it's just a feature of their local heritage.

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I know that ! But someone talked about the educated people of Edinburgh, that's why I spoke about the "non-educated" ^^

Ok, never mind.
Good evening! 

I wish i was in Austrolia or Canada next year but the trip is expensive therefore i will probably go in England ! I will see!

But in Februar I will go to ORLANDO!!!!! I'm so happy!

Hadjer a écrit :

I think it's good to have a "universal" language because it allows people to communicate even if they don't come from the same country...
If I don't know how to manage in english I would certainly never met some person with whom I'm still in touch now...
It could be good in a society in which a lot of people suffer from a lack of communication...

I also think it's good to have a universal language for communication. But that mustn't impech ourselve to learn other languages !

impech us = keep us from

Jichou: London is also very expensive for food, hôtels and sight-seeing.
It may be worthwhile considering going to Bristol & Bath in the West Country.

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