21. Speaking British English with Quintessentially English

Today I’m bringing you the eighth and final episode in this summer’s “Summer School” series where all summer long we have been having conversations with language teachers. In today’s episode I’m speaking with Melissa, an English teacher and the founder of Quintessentially English.

I wanted to do something different with this episode and if you’ve been listening for a long time now you’ll notice that this is the first conversation that I’ve had about the English language. What makes this interesting to me is that though we are both talking about English, we are both talking about different varieties of English - UK English and US english.

In this conversation Melissa and I talk about what makes UK English stand out in different regions. We discuss accents and common phrases that one would hear throughout England and Scotland. We take a few moments to try and understand where Received Pronunciation came from and how it affected the US variation of English. We note the ways in which French language and culture has been an influence in both of our countries and we take on the popular topic of Cockney Rhyming Slang.

If you’ve ever considered improving your English conversation and don’t know where to start, this would be a great episode to listen to. For starters, you can hear both of our accents and how we say the same words differently. You can decide if you think that learning UK English or US English would be best for you! And when you’re ready to choose learning UK English, you can get in touch with Melissa by following the links in the show notes!  

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