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Upper class British speech, old and modern

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What are the differences between old posh and modern posh British accents?

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0:00 Mystery vowels and introduction

1:39 The four quadrants of the vowel space

2:15 FLEECE, KIT, LOT, PALM

3:49 GOOSE

5:14 FACE, happY

6:11 TRAP

7:58 Torn DRESS

8:57 PRICE

10:18 GOAT, MOUTH

12:32 STRUT, NURSE, SQUARE

13:47 Chain shifts

15:51 Advanced RP?

16:51 /t/, glottalling & spirantization

18:23 Those vowels

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