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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by LemmyInThePub on Monday February 13, 2023 @11:22AM (#34775548)
In the UK, it isn't necessarily accent per-say.

In North England and Scotland, we pronounce words using short vowel sounds (bath, castle) whereas in the South, they use long vowel sounds (b-are-th, c-are-stle).

Not being able to easily pick out the vowel sounds makes it much harder for a non-native speaker to understand.

The so called "BBC English" that you probably learnt is based on a Southern England 'home counties' pronunciation.

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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by ehnto on Monday February 13, 2023 @01:00PM (#34777410)
You may also hear BBC English called "The Queens English"or just Queens English.
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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by LemmyInThePub on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:19AM (#34787170)
Kings English old chap :-)
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Re:OSTA/ULTA: We overestimate short term and underestimate l... by JasonFruit on Monday February 13, 2023 @02:59PM (#34779427)
It's not clear to me how regional differences in vowel pronunciation differ from accents.
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