No, but it reflects an adherence to standards that is in itself reasonably laudable. And something intelligent people understand the need for.
The current ethos is 'standards make people feel inferior, or superior and so we shouldn't have any'.
I'd trade a bit of wounded or misplaced vanity for competence any day.
Yes. And we are reaping the rewards.
Not sure they are not alternatives in the case of strips of wood.
Obviously you've not given this much thought. 'The standard BBC accent' which was referred to was nothing like the best choice if intelligibility was the issue. It was simply the one of the upper classes in the south of England. And when heard now sounds very dated.
Everyone has an accent. And if 'standard English' is stuck to rigorously, the language would never evolve which would be equally ludicrous.
"McKean's Law: Any correction of the speech or writing of others will contain at least one grammatical, spelling, or typographical error"
So you want someone to use your accent rather than just be able to speak clearly and use the words correctly and in the correct order. Possibly you hate Wilfred Pickles
Competence in the use of language is not dependant on accent. The clearest speaker I ever heard was a Scot from the Northern part of Scotland. He did not use words like loranorder or droring unlike some RP speakers we hear on the broadcasts.
Why do Southerners confuse batter with butter?
But southerners tend to be the worst for imagining that they don't have an accent. Years ago when I worked in Essex, briefly. I can recall someone turning to me in the staff canteen and saying "Ere you ayent 'alf gotter funny accent intit?"
I pointed out that she had a funny accent too, and she refused to believe that her accent was anything other than RP. Mind you post Tony Blair, everyone seems to talk like that in the southeast.
Jeeves! Fetch me some pepper!
Certainly sir, black pepper or white pepper?
Neither you silly arse! Writing pepper.
Southerners all eat dinner at the wrong time of day as well.
Only to some UK builders and DIYers.
If you want a "lathe and plaster" ceiling, on your own head be it.
Yup. The clearest pronunciation of all in the UK comes with an accent from the NE of Scotland. Not to be confused with the dialect from there, obviously. 'BBC perceived pronunciation' is actually quite poor. Too many words with different meanings sounding the same. Wales and whales being the obvious one.
And that huge city Ausfahrt - every autobahn seems to lead to it.
Haitch. With the leading letter aspirated.
Andy
The lore and drore stuff puts my teeth on edge. Southern friends don't notice it.
Lots of footpaths in Wales lead to the pretty village of Cyfleusterau Cyhoeddus
Owain
In message , Bob Mannix writes
I said it before, but it'll fit in here nicely
When I lived in Germany, one of the other recently arrived UK expats got stopped by the polizei and asked where he lived ...
"Weisses Lamm (A hotel) Einbahnstrasse Lauf"
was his reply
I know it by another name - can't remember what it is though
Announcer on the radio this morning: "Schumann's 'Stücke im Volkston', pieces from folk music. Or 'Stuck in Folkstone' as one player used to call it!".
Heh! - plus ca change: remember Tom Lehrer, back in the - what, 60s? 70s? - quipping how the US Army has abolished discrimination on the grounds not only of creed and colour but also ability?!
In message , Tim Lamb writes
Can you borrow me a fiver?
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