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We’re going to compare American and British accents.

Both the United States and the United Kingdom have many regional accents. But each country has its standard accent: General American and General British, also known as Received Pronunciation. These are the accents typically heard on CNN and BBC.

You can test your knowledge of these accents with a quiz at the end of the video.

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Special thanks to Izaak and Max for their authentic voice samples!

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00:00 Introduction
00:29 Rhoticity
01:09 Flapping
02:04 Father–bother & cot–caught mergers
03:35 Yoddropping
05:05 /æ/ raising
05:54 trap–bath split
06:38 Dark L vs light L
07:36 Quiz
08:05 Questions