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Difference between revisions of “Talk:Standard English”
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:The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language (by David Crystal) says when speaking about RP: ... It is still the standard accent of the Royal Family, Parliament, the Church of England the High court and other national institutions; but less than 3% of the British people speak it in a pure from now. Page 365. ISBN 0 521 59655 6 paperback.--[[User:Bob M|Bob M]] 14:44, 6 May 2009 (UTC) | :The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language (by David Crystal) says when speaking about RP: ... It is still the standard accent of the Royal Family, Parliament, the Church of England the High court and other national institutions; but less than 3% of the British people speak it in a pure from now. Page 365. ISBN 0 521 59655 6 paperback.--[[User:Bob M|Bob M]] 14:44, 6 May 2009 (UTC) | ||
::Thanx - It's nice to know that I belong to a select group of RP users - a dying breed perhaps, but select - I'll stick it in as an inline citation. Cheers!--[[User:Technopat|Technopat]] 15:45, 6 May 2009 (UTC) | ::Thanx - It's nice to know that I belong to a select group of RP users - a dying breed perhaps, but select - I'll stick it in as an inline citation. Cheers!--[[User:Technopat|Technopat]] 15:45, 6 May 2009 (UTC) | ||
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Greetings All - I've been trying to find the article I read a couple of years ago which made reference to the actual percentage of RP users - I seem to remember either 4% or 6%. Can anyone reference it? Cheers! --Technopat 13:59, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
- The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language (by David Crystal) says when speaking about RP: ... It is still the standard accent of the Royal Family, Parliament, the Church of England the High court and other national institutions; but less than 3% of the British people speak it in a pure from now. Page 365. ISBN 0 521 59655 6 paperback.--Bob M 14:44, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
