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July 4

what accent/style is this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH5aq4V0Ywk&list=RDMMbR-s4ReIxJo&index=32

what is the english gentleman's posh-ish accent called? He sounds so.. fancy, ive heard similar before where they speak very.. classical/posh/polite. also just curious how his tone is upbeat? like an upbeat yet posh accent. 212.30.205.63 (talk) 01:05, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That link is only a song video. There is no English gentleman with a posh accent, nor anybody speaking for that matter. Perhaps a mistaken link?--William Thweatt ^Talk^Contribs 06:34, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As William said, the video doesn't seem to be the intended one, but the conventional term for a stereotypical "posh" British accent is Received Pronunciation. Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:39, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Received pronunciation" is simply standard English spoken by educated people, for example in places like Oxford. For examples of a "posh" accent see [1]. 79.73.134.123 (talk) 10:17, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If that really is "Octavia Rose" at Funky Panda (TM), yes she does sound pretty upbeat, but not very posh and not much of a gentleman. Could we please try and avoid all this frightful unpleasantness and beastly nastiness? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:14, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that this British Library resource Sounds Familiar? Accents and Dialects of the UK is supposed to play audio clips. It distinguishes between class and geographic varieties. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 11:29, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah I guess i should have included where the said gentleman's voice is in the song; 3:28 - 3:32 and again at 4:01 - 4:04 212.30.205.63 (talk) 12:57, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a sample of Ian Carmichael to me, from something like this. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:34, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This may be called U-RP. The actor speaking at 4:00 is him.--Lüboslóv Yęzýkin (talk) 13:46, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]