Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pronunciation of British English based on the speech of the upper class of southeastern England, formerly used as a broadcast standard in British media.
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- noun UK A form of
received pronunciation formerly used inBritish broadcasting .
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Some of the online restrictions appeared around the time of the election: that's when Facebook, BBC English (BBC Persia was already blocked), Technorati. com, and YouTube were added to the verboten-in-Iran list.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2009
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Received Pronunciation was also sometimes referred to as the Queen’s English, because it is spoken by the Queen, or BBC English because it was traditionally used by the BBC.
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