/ɔː/ rather than /ɒ/

**faryan** · 15-Aug-2011, 16:42

Is this a British trend to pronounce the letter "o" like /ɔː/ rather than /ɒ/ as in " stop "? Or pronounce some words as me like / meɪ / instead of / miː / or / beɪbe / than / beɪbi / ?

**5jj** · 15-Aug-2011, 17:19

Not as far as I know. What makes you think it is?

**faryan** · 15-Aug-2011, 17:41

I'm not sure about the reason, but I heard them a lot. Is it okay in British?

**5jj** · 15-Aug-2011, 17:58

Originally Posted by faryan

I'm not sure about the reason, but I heard them a lot. Is it okay in British?

/ɔː/ for /ɒ/ is either very refined, rather old-fashioned RP, or Cockney. I haven't heard the other two. They don't sound very British to me.

**faryan** · 15-Aug-2011, 18:05

The other two? you mean RP and Cockney? unfortunately I heard them lately, but don't know any thing about them- RP and Cockney -? what is RP standing for? Received Pronunciation?

**5jj** · 15-Aug-2011, 18:20

Originally Posted by faryan

The other two? you mean RP and Cockney?
No, / meɪ /ifor / miː / and / beɪbe / for / beɪbi / ?

wWhat is does RP stand~~ing~~ for? Received Pronunciation?

Yes; it's what people sometimes refer to as 'BBC English' (though the BBC today employs broadcasters with many regional accents).

**faryan** · 15-Aug-2011, 18:28

Originally Posted by fivejedjon

Yes; it's what people sometimes refer to as 'BBC English' (though the BBC today employs broadcasters with many regional accents).

Thanks. It clicked, but I was wondering if you could tell me more about the mistake I made in the last sentence. Is it incorrect to be used in the present continuous form?

**5jj** · 15-Aug-2011, 18:36

Progressive (or 'continuous') forms often suggest situations of limited duration. In the world of English, RP has stood for Received Pronunciation for many years, and will almost certainly continue to do so for a long time.

**faryan** · 15-Aug-2011, 18:41

Gee! you're right!

**5jj** · 15-Aug-2011, 19:05

Originally Posted by faryan

Gee! you're right!

Phew!

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