The traditional refined English accent is in danger of disappearing, and the hit Australian TV soap Neighbours could be partly to blame.
Casting directors for a range of plays, TV shows and films in Britain are struggling to find actors who can speak proper English. The problem appears to stem from a drop in the number of young people brought up to speak with a clipped English accent known as received pronunciation (RP), The Times newspaper reported.
Known as "the accent of educated south-eastern England'' and famously used by BBC announcers, RP is gradually being replaced by the classless estuary English, which is based on non-regional and south-eastern English pronunciation and intonation.
And it seems parts of Australian accents could be filtering into the mix. TV producer Suzan Harrison said she had found casting children in British dramas difficult because many had picked up "an Antipodean lilt from watching Neighbours."
Bloody oath, what the 'ell is wrong with our flamin' accents? Nah, she'll be apples, mate. _________________
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Everyone should have texan accents. _________________
I Love Makenzie
I hate it when they tell us how far we came to be as if our peoples history started with slavery
Bloody hell! Our accent's bonza! _________________ "Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have," said Hermione.
HOW dare they "the accent of educated south-eastern England''
WTF northern accents for the win *sings 'fog on the tyne'* _________________ and so, The Fellowship of the Phoenix set off on their journey into the heart of Voldemordor
to destroy the One Horcrux ...
'YOU SHALL NOT PASS' - Dumbledore the White
'my precious' - Kreacher
well that's wierd. surely there's enough english soap operas to counter the whole australian accent thing.
people shouldn't be watching neighbors anyway, it's a stupid show _________________
DON'T EAT THE DAISIES
first time i heard it i kinda laughed.
second time i was like o crap this is gonna be a hit, i'm going to hear it waaay too much and get so sick of it.
third time i turned the radio off.
Lol it's not an affectionate term, we hate them. We just have the need to abbreviate everything.
I was watching clips of a tv show that takes place in Northern England (I think, I could be wrong... I need to double check with Shewho) and they abbreviated everything! Twas funny. _________________ ^made by Fiendfyre
^ Didn't you know? Neighbours and Home & Away are hella popular around the world, maybe more so than they are here.
i did know it was popular in england, but what i meant was surely people in britain would have enough other shows, british shows, to watch as well as neighbors or home and away so that they wouldn't pick up an accent. like how alot of tv shows here are american but nobody picks up an accent from that. _________________
DON'T EAT THE DAISIES
pff the British should have to conform to our lazy language >:]
NEVER!!!!!
ahahha i love ginneh's accent _________________ and so, The Fellowship of the Phoenix set off on their journey into the heart of Voldemordor
to destroy the One Horcrux ...
'YOU SHALL NOT PASS' - Dumbledore the White
'my precious' - Kreacher
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