justdrew wrote:I guess it's this that I'm wondering about, there's three subtypes of RP:Researchers generally distinguish between three different forms of RP: Conservative, General, and Advanced. Conservative RP refers to a traditional accent associated with older speakers with certain social backgrounds; General RP is often considered neutral regarding age, occupation, or lifestyle of the speaker; and Advanced RP refers to speech of a younger generation of speakers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
The three questioners would be considered as Conservative RP speakers, I think, though they probably wouldn't consider themselves as such, and might well loathe RP itself as a vulgar "modern" invention - even in the 80s. They would just say they spoke the Queen's English - or the King's English (since the King's supreme position is eternal, even if he's dead) if they happened to be insanely conservative even amongst their peer group of insane conservatives.
There will be people on here who know a lot more than me on this stuff, though (I hope). Wish they'd chime in.
In the meantime:
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Wish that wasn't subtitled. In arabic too. Kind of spoils the point.
EDIT: Series was made in 1985, btw.