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🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 08:54:00 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

Am I the only one who just cant listen to a UK accent (any of them) and not hear "th" as just an f"... like "through" just sounds like they are saying "frew" to me.
#UK #Accents

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  John BS (johnabs@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 12:12:25 JST John BS
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  @freemo That's only a subset of UK accents, but yes, some people do that lol Here's an good video on it.
  https://youtu.be/wDdtdeHZ4pI?t=97
  This guy is also an excellent resource on interesting quirks of various dialects of English https://www.youtube.com/@DrGeoffLindsey/videos
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    Business Inquiries: Dr-Geoff@InTheBlackMedia.com Hi! I want to share the fascination and fun of speech, language and accents, and I'm so grateful to anyone who feels able to support this work via my Patreon. I studied at University College London and got my PhD at the University of California Los Angeles. I've taught at universities including UCL, Edinburgh and Cambridge, published research in many areas, and worked as a forensic analyst. I've given invited lectures and workshops around the world. I wrote the influential 'English After RP' (Palgrave Macmillan), and my blog contains over a hundred audio-illustrated articles. I'm co-editor of the free searchable online pronouncing dictionary CUBE. I've also worked in film and TV as a screenwriter and director. I wrote the screenplay and arranged the music (performed by Lang Lang) for the animated fantasy Magic Piano, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination.
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  🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 12:14:55 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
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  @johnabs I gigled more than was probably expect for that video :)
  
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  Rado1 (rado1@qoto.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 18:42:20 JST Rado1
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  @freemo I really like the decision to leave british accent of Tom Ellis in Lucifer.
  You can be asshole but it’s cool with british accent. :)
  
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