BBC English

Frequency: 6.04.8 per million words

The standard, formal variety of British English, often associated with BBC broadcasters.

EnglishADJECTIVE + English

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Examples (10)

  • Many language learners aim to speak clear, standard BBC English.
  • The newsreader's perfect BBC English made the announcement sound very official.
  • In the past, BBC English was considered the only 'correct' accent for broadcasting.
  • She was trained to speak BBC English for her role as a radio presenter.
  • Some people find BBC English to be old-fashioned and a bit too posh.
  • His accent is less regional and closer to what you might call BBC English.
  • For clarity in international business, speaking a form of BBC English can be an advantage.
  • The accent you hear on the BBC today is no longer strictly the classic BBC English of the 1950s.
  • You can immediately tell from his diction that he speaks BBC English.
  • The politician consciously adopted BBC English to sound more authoritative.