Re: The problem with Jazzer

Rosalind Mitchell wrote:
Ralph B wrote:

Gosh, now I'm a wee bit confused. I thought RP was that ridiculous
clipped accent used by HMQ. What do we call the "standard" accent used
by, say, current BBC announcers (not the Jamaicans or other regional
varieties).

Although one R4 continuity announcer has a Jamaican accent, and I'm forever
reaching for a way of saying how annoying I find that particular voice
without risking being jumped on for racism.

I thought we'd agreed here it wasn't his accent but his accentuation which grated? OAR?
--
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