@@EatSleepDreamEnglish You should make more videos like this. There are a lot of Downton Abbey episodes. She is not only hilarious but also is a superb actress! Thank you so much for your answer!!
I loooove your video !! You’re a good actor as well! (I’m an ESL teacher and teacher trainer- I watch and look for lots of videos for my students. 😊your videos are being shared)
I have seen this entire saga of Mr. Julian Fellowes & quiet enthralled & been a part of the family. Hugh Bonneville was excellent & I have always been a fan of his dialogue delivery. The English Game is another magnum-opus & you could make one video related to that show.
I learnt to speak like a Posh Person between 2014 and 2019 I went to a school in Hazel Grove England but despite this school being in northern England it was extremely expensive and I had some really posh sounding friends and teachers at school . I have been speaking with the Traditional RP Accent since about 12 or 13 years old I now speak like this all of the time
@@lucindawinehouse2002 I so hope to finally visit England over the next 2 years or so. My grandfather's family (mother's side) was from England and I have such a deep affinity for everything UK.
Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, may be among the most eloquent examples of RP -- Received Pronunciation. The voice is elegant, resonant and simply mesmerizing. And Dan Stevens uses this in his everyday speech as well, which also makes him one of the greatest book narrators today. THANK YOU so much for your educational & highly entertaining video. Just super!
love it!!! I'm actually taking advantage of this forced stop from work to watch Downton Abbey. Maybe (just maybe)I would've added Lady Cora's light Eastern USA accent and especially Branson's Irish accent. I have a good English comprehension so I can distinguish between accents but I would've loved to have them analyzed by someone who knows much better like you Tom. Anyway this video is truly TOP! thanks so much.
Amazing video! I love Downton Abbey, it helped me to improve my English very much. I wish i had Mary's accent, it sounds so good! Thank you Tom, this was such a good video! Useful and fun as always 😌
Tom, I want to thank you so much for all of the hard work and planning you do for your videos. Downton Abbey is one of my favourite shows and admittedly I struggled at first with the accents. (I'm American - was scheduled to move to London in April but that's been delayed, obvs!) Daisy's accent was the most difficult for me to understand. But after visiting London so many times over the past few years I can actually now understand most of what's being said. Again, many thanks (or "ta muchly") for your wonderful videos. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel!
Except she's from *Bradford* - The worlds first *UNESCO City of Film* in the North, and speaks in her normal *Bradford* accent, so how exactly *London* in the South East helps you with her accent God's knows.
"Daniel Jones' ENGLISH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY Revised by A.C. Gimson, Dent, 1977" is the most famous and the best handbook on Received Pronunciation (RP).
Anyone interested in listening to a real aristocratic accent should listen to Nancy Mitford and her sisters, Pam, Diana, Jesica and Deborah. Excellent video!
In a *traditional* RP of this era, "go" would pronounced /go:/, as pronounced by the Queen's father. /gəw/ is more mid-century and is how the Queen speaks. Learnt this from Geoff Lindsey.
Don't hear that affected RP accent with posh people from Victorian era, like Churchill (born 1874) or actor C Aubrey Smith ( born 1863), what happened there?
01:40 It's not really a monophthong, and you don't pronounce it as a monophthong either. You can tell, because your tongue moves down even when you pronounce the "monophthong".
Traditional RP dropped h in certain words, eg "hotel". That's why in formal writing you can find "an hotel". My pet peeve is when people read it with the h.
One of my favourite shows, and you do such a wonderful job. It was hilarious and at the same time so enlightening! Thanks so much and please, stay safe!
This is why I was always a huge fan of the accents in Game of Thrones - almost every male Stark from the north had a NORTHERN English accent - the only exceptions are Catelyn (who is not a northerner by birth) and Sansa (to a certain extent, also Arya) who were likely tutored to have more of a refined 'southern' accent that is less rough.
This is awesome 👏🏼 thank you!!!! Love this show ! I always thought Daisy had a bit of a speech impediment? Lisp? Changing her accent even more. Is that right ?
This made my day! The idea to use Downton Abbey and the amount of effort you put into this, fantastic... The other day I watched a couple of videos about Liz Taylor and I noticed the many accents she spoke with, both in her private life and in movies. I immediately thought of you of course. It might be an topic to analyze her different accents.
Oh my, that’s the reason why I’m following this channel and looking forward, now we have it, Maggie Smith is the best 😍😍😍, I love her the most, Would we have more Dowager’s accent?
Hi Natalia, the Dowager's accent is about as posh as RP gets before you turn into the Queen. It's fairly rare to hear they accent these days. Only in the upper classes might you do so. I believe Thomas has a Mancunian accent (from Manchester) and Mr Bates speaks with RP.
I am not British so I had a question, is lady Mary’s accent from a specific area, I mean is there currently an area in Britain where we speak like that, because I really love hier accent, or is it just an old accent that nobody uses anymore, or is it just specific to Michelle Dockery ?
Hi Tom, I've just found out your channel and I am grateful surprised for the quality, I am only a low intermediate student but I've noticed the load materials where I can increase my level, it's evident that behind of each of your videos there is an enormous quantity of good work, thanks.
Hi Tom, thank you for your brilliant videos which are always fun! Today I thought about the different ways to pronounce the word „either“ and it would be a great pleasure to see a video about that. Cheers! Lots of Love from Germany.
Loved this. Been waiting for you to do something using Downton Abby. Glad you used the Dowager Countess. Whenever she spoke I always felt serenely confident that all was right with the world or it would be if on,y everyone did as she instructed. Two words for another episode, Appreciate and Privacy. They are always pronounced so differently on British television. Keep up the good work.
As an American, it's fascinating when listening to the Yorkshire accent to hear a random familiar vowel sound in the midst of several unfamiliar ones, ditto with the posh, or West Country, or Scottish, or Irish. This makes the American accent seem not so much a blend as a smorgasbord, as if the Colonists said "I'll have one of these, and one of these..."
Thanks to all your videos a lot......lots of my friends just wondering..asking me.. about my accent a lot..cheers...I been listening and watching you for years. ..really appreciate it
First... Sorry for my English and especially for my grammar.. So I don't care.. I love Downtan Abbey soooooo much and your idea is great to learn English and slang or dialect with/in help with/according..with it.. I don't know 🙄what's the right term.. And my please is.. Mr. Carson.. Explain please... What is that English and what means hobbledehoy... That is, what I understand 🤔😂😂 and Mrs Hugh.. Is she Scottish? /? Thank you for your answer.... And please more... 😊
You do look like Daniel Radcliffe but when Mr. Downstairs looks up you also kind of look like Jude Law hahaha Anyway, great videos, mate. I'm sharing them with me girlfriend as I'm helping her improve her English. Greetings from Mexico! Cheers!
I think my English teacher in a German Grammar School may taught us a mish-mash of modern PR, traditional RP, and some American English... I say "suit", "suitable" and similar words with a j-sound.
Not sure, if it's a good choice, to go with actors, who all only imitate certain accent's, it's not original speakers - but it might be good for motivation. No sound is wrong, but it may sound strange if you change the accent from word to word, as some foreigners unwillingly do. Billy Elliot is also good sample for a strong Yorkshire accent, although it's actually from Durham.
Hello Tom....you were wonderful.....& D.A. is one of our all-time favourites. In fact,it IS addictive. Many thanks from India. From The Dowager to the Kitchen help Daisy & ALL the rest of the cast....it is an all time classic by Julian Fellowes.
Absolutely spiffing video! I never knew you had a knack for humor, Tom. I hope you have more of this "upstairs- downstairs" format. I just find the RP English so pleasing to hear (such great clarity!) but it's a big help to familiarize myself with the Yorkshire accent so I don't get "lost" when I listen to it (it's rather hard to understand, I admit). Thanks😀🇵🇭
I watched all the seasons in a row in Christmas two years ago. And the film as well,of course. I absolutely adore this TV Show. However, I have to say that the TV Show is better than the film,in my opinion, don't be offended!!! Thanks a lot for this video. I would like to recommend this TV show ,tons of vocabulary, expression and super posh accent. Love it!!!
Thank you Tom. Your videos, especially those on accent are so great and help me absorb English a lot. Can you make a video on Matthew McFayden accent. I sometimes find it hard to understand what he say in movies and interviews. Thank again!
The upstairs characters always speak like they "can't be bothered" and were always nearly on the verge of boredom. It grated on my ears deliciously. They also tended toward vocal frying a lot.
For the Thai people like me, this series's accent is super hard to understand. Anyway thanks for explanation, I do understand why I can not catch what upstairs speak. Anna is only one character that I mostly understand what she speaks.
I love Downton Abbey, I have seen it several times. Lady Maggie Smith is simple the best. I love her.
She's hilarious, isn't she Salva! Glad you like the video
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish You should make more videos like this. There are a lot of Downton Abbey episodes. She is not only hilarious but also is a superb actress! Thank you so much for your answer!!
I loooove your video !! You’re a good actor as well! (I’m an ESL teacher and teacher trainer- I watch and look for lots of videos for my students. 😊your videos are being shared)
Americans love Downton Abbey, Thank You PBS for airing it.
I have seen this entire saga of Mr. Julian Fellowes & quiet enthralled & been a part of the family. Hugh Bonneville was excellent & I have always been a fan of his dialogue delivery.
The English Game is another magnum-opus & you could make one video related to that show.
I learnt to speak like a Posh Person between 2014 and 2019 I went to a school in Hazel Grove England but despite this school being in northern England it was extremely expensive and I had some really posh sounding friends and teachers at school .
I have been speaking with the Traditional RP Accent since about 12 or 13 years old
I now speak like this all of the time
My absolute favorite of all British accents. So elegant. I think primarily of Dan Stevens.
@@laurenstich1049 I was raised in north-west England
@@lucindawinehouse2002 I so hope to finally visit England over the next 2 years or so. My grandfather's family (mother's side) was from England and I have such a deep affinity for everything UK.
I want to thank you for the channel.🎈
Who’s here to see how the likes of Jordan from big brother 2023 tried to speak to sound posh.
Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, may be among the most eloquent examples of RP -- Received Pronunciation. The voice is elegant, resonant and simply mesmerizing. And Dan Stevens uses this in his everyday speech as well, which also makes him one of the greatest book narrators today. THANK YOU so much for your educational & highly entertaining video. Just super!
I thought you were Daniel Radcliffe.
Hehehe not this week Ralph ; )
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish Not with that speech impediment. He needs orthodonture, seriously.
Though I've never seen this series,but the way you have put yourself into the "accent" character is pretty awesome 😆😆😆😂😂😂😂👏💖💖💖😍
Hehehe I lived and breathed those characters Raisa ; ) thanks for the kind comment
love it!!! I'm actually taking advantage of this forced stop from work to watch Downton Abbey. Maybe (just maybe)I would've added Lady Cora's light Eastern USA accent and especially Branson's Irish accent. I have a good English comprehension so I can distinguish between accents but I would've loved to have them analyzed by someone who knows much better like you Tom. Anyway this video is truly TOP! thanks so much.
That's a great idea for video number 2 Loretta...thank you!
can you analyze "Peaky Blinders"?
yes it would be amazing. There are a lot of "f*ck of" and "bloody animals"
Actually he did it , it's on the channel .
Here you go A L I N A just for you ; ) - ruclips.net/video/ZXtFPAzZ9KI/видео.html
I would love to see part 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this. So many great accents on the show!
One of my favourite English teaching youtube channels crosses over with one of my favourite British TV shows! Smashing!
Hi ! So what is Matthew's accent, which quite different from Lady Mary's accent ?
Amazing video! I love Downton Abbey, it helped me to improve my English very much. I wish i had Mary's accent, it sounds so good! Thank you Tom, this was such a good video! Useful and fun as always 😌
Thank you so much Tom! Great video! Happy weekend and lots of love from Germany 😊🤗
Ahh great! Thanks for taking the time to comment Mieke. Hugs from London to Germany
Tom, I want to thank you so much for all of the hard work and planning you do for your videos. Downton Abbey is one of my favourite shows and admittedly I struggled at first with the accents. (I'm American - was scheduled to move to London in April but that's been delayed, obvs!) Daisy's accent was the most difficult for me to understand. But after visiting London so many times over the past few years I can actually now understand most of what's being said. Again, many thanks (or "ta muchly") for your wonderful videos. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel!
Except she's from *Bradford* - The worlds first *UNESCO City of Film* in the North, and speaks in her normal *Bradford* accent, so how exactly *London* in the South East helps you with her accent God's knows.
Is the conservative rp the same as the traditional rp?
I once had a colleague from Yorkshire and she used to say 'see you on MOOOOONNDday' to us. I think it sounds very cute. :P
I love this!!!
😍😍😍
I'm intrigued now with this TV series...
"Daniel Jones' ENGLISH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY Revised by A.C. Gimson, Dent, 1977" is the most famous and the best handbook on Received Pronunciation (RP).
Anyone interested in listening to a real aristocratic accent should listen to Nancy Mitford and her sisters, Pam, Diana, Jesica and Deborah. Excellent video!
Loved the drama, and I also love your analysis of the different accents! Thank you, Tom!!
In a *traditional* RP of this era, "go" would pronounced /go:/, as pronounced by the Queen's father. /gəw/ is more mid-century and is how the Queen speaks. Learnt this from Geoff Lindsey.
Don't hear that affected RP accent with posh people from Victorian era, like Churchill (born 1874) or actor C Aubrey Smith ( born 1863), what happened there?
01:40 It's not really a monophthong, and you don't pronounce it as a monophthong either. You can tell, because your tongue moves down even when you pronounce the "monophthong".
Gordon Bennett, you're so much of a better actor than most youtubers, wow!
Traditional RP dropped h in certain words, eg "hotel". That's why in formal writing you can find "an hotel". My pet peeve is when people read it with the h.
One of my favourite shows, and you do such a wonderful job. It was hilarious and at the same time so enlightening! Thanks so much and please, stay safe!
I learned the suit j here at school. What this lady pronounces is pretty much close to our school standards (Germany)
This is why I was always a huge fan of the accents in Game of Thrones - almost every male Stark from the north had a NORTHERN English accent - the only exceptions are Catelyn (who is not a northerner by birth) and Sansa (to a certain extent, also Arya) who were likely tutored to have more of a refined 'southern' accent that is less rough.
My "deer" friend Emily Is world s biggest fan of downton
I watched the whole series, I really admire it. It is my favorite historical drama ever.
This is awesome 👏🏼 thank you!!!! Love this show ! I always thought Daisy had a bit of a speech impediment? Lisp? Changing her accent even more. Is that right ?
😄 Spectacular! Lovable both Toms and hurray for the A (æ) of the Northerners!
Thanks much Tom, you made me laugh 😃 👍
Thank you! I love Daisy and Violet!!👏👏👏
Daisy is great, isn't she? Thanks for watching.
Thank you Tom!! I love this video! Thanks!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed it Claudia : )
Love it Tom!
This reminds me a BBC series: Upstairs Downstairs, ages ago, when I was a child.
A great hug from South America!
Hehe oh yes, I'd totally forgotten about that. Cheers Sebastian
*Upstairs Downstairs* and *Downton Abbey* have nothing to do with the *BBC.*
Both of them are *ITV* shows.
Finally! Something to feel identified with the well-off people
Dude - can you get rid of that annoying music you have going on in the background
This made my day! The idea to use Downton Abbey and the amount of effort you put into this, fantastic...
The other day I watched a couple of videos about Liz Taylor and I noticed the many accents she spoke with, both in her private life and in movies. I immediately thought of you of course. It might be an topic to analyze her different accents.
This is officially my favourite english video ever. I love English and I love Downton Abbey
Wowowowow! High praise indeed Michelle : ) Thanks so much!
Your accents and character sketches are so spot on! 😂🤣
Love that tv series!
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Oh my, that’s the reason why I’m following this channel and looking forward, now we have it, Maggie Smith is the best 😍😍😍, I love her the most, Would we have more Dowager’s accent?
Yay! I'm very happy you enjoyed it Ansel : )
Eat Sleep Dream English thank you, I’m looking for it 😍
I love traditional received pronunciation. I Want to lern it.
What is "the savory"? I guessed that it is a course of the meal?
do you have facebook account?
or whatssup?
I think you missed your calling as an actor!
1st view 😃
Bravoooooo melisa : )
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish bravoooooo😂
Is Dowager's 'really' also typical RP? And I wonder where Mr. Bates and Thomas are from? Thank you very much! Useful and fun as always :)
Hi Natalia, the Dowager's accent is about as posh as RP gets before you turn into the Queen. It's fairly rare to hear they accent these days. Only in the upper classes might you do so. I believe Thomas has a Mancunian accent (from Manchester) and Mr Bates speaks with RP.
I am not British so I had a question, is lady Mary’s accent from a specific area, I mean is there currently an area in Britain where we speak like that, because I really love hier accent, or is it just an old accent that nobody uses anymore, or is it just specific to Michelle Dockery ?
South England, upper class.
Isn't posh different from RP????
Tom, you are soooooo handsome! Great video!!
Hi Tom, I've just found out your channel and I am grateful surprised for the quality, I am only a low intermediate student but I've noticed the load materials where I can increase my level, it's evident that behind of each of your videos there is an enormous quantity of good work, thanks.
Welcome Ricardo, great to have you with us. I hope you learn a lot from my videos and please ask questions if you have any.
Hi Tom, thank you for your brilliant videos which are always fun! Today I thought about the different ways to pronounce the word „either“ and it would be a great pleasure to see a video about that. Cheers! Lots of Love from Germany.
That's a great suggestion MrBa6, thank you.
Loved this. Been waiting for you to do something using Downton Abby. Glad you used the Dowager Countess. Whenever she spoke I always felt serenely confident that all was right with the world or it would be if on,y everyone did as she instructed.
Two words for another episode, Appreciate and Privacy. They are always pronounced so differently on British television. Keep up the good work.
Hahaha so true Robert, she is the Queen of everything! Thanks for the ideas too : )
I'm French.. I almost get everything except ae and a... 🙄🙄Didn't hear the difference.. 😁
Yes it's very subtle. Send me a message on Instagram and I will send you some audio to help you hear the difference.
Sir Tom or Downstairs Tommy - I can't choose who is better... Ah, of course, both of them are great 🙂
Heheh thank you, I enjoyed playing them both :)
What about Coronation Street soap opera?
Thank you Tom. Interesting lesson
Not Yorkshire.... Hampshire..
As an American, it's fascinating when listening to the Yorkshire accent to hear a random familiar vowel sound in the midst of several unfamiliar ones, ditto with the posh, or West Country, or Scottish, or Irish. This makes the American accent seem not so much a blend as a smorgasbord, as if the Colonists said "I'll have one of these, and one of these..."
Thanks to all your videos a lot......lots of my friends just wondering..asking me.. about my accent a lot..cheers...I been listening and watching you for years. ..really appreciate it
First... Sorry for my English and especially for my grammar.. So I don't care.. I love Downtan Abbey soooooo much and your idea is great to learn English and slang or dialect with/in help with/according..with it.. I don't know 🙄what's the right term.. And my please is.. Mr. Carson.. Explain please... What is that English and what means hobbledehoy... That is, what I understand 🤔😂😂 and Mrs Hugh.. Is she Scottish? /? Thank you for your answer.... And please more... 😊
What is your natural accent?
You do look like Daniel Radcliffe but when Mr. Downstairs looks up you also kind of look like Jude Law hahaha Anyway, great videos, mate. I'm sharing them with me girlfriend as I'm helping her improve her English. Greetings from Mexico! Cheers!
Mind blown honestly 😂 I love the show tho and the video as well
Ahh I'm really happy you enjoyed it Alicia : )
More downtown abbey abd tom all accrnts suit u how useful a video this is
Glad you enjoyed it Maha : )
Like your method of teaching. Stay safe and secure.
Cheers L Ghosh, you too : )
I think my English teacher in a German Grammar School may taught us a mish-mash of modern PR, traditional RP, and some American English... I say "suit", "suitable" and similar words with a j-sound.
Amazing video! what's the accent of 'Sarah O'Brien' played by 'Siobhan Fenneran' in Downton Abbey..?
Hi Tom! Great video👍👍👍 thank you so much😁👍
Where could I find and download this drama?
I'm not sure about where to download it but you'll find loads of clips on RUclips
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish ok😁👍👍👍
Not sure, if it's a good choice, to go with actors, who all only imitate certain accent's, it's not original speakers - but it might be good for motivation.
No sound is wrong, but it may sound strange if you change the accent from word to word, as some foreigners unwillingly do.
Billy Elliot is also good sample for a strong Yorkshire accent, although it's actually from Durham.
Hello Tom....you were wonderful.....& D.A. is one of our all-time favourites. In fact,it IS addictive. Many thanks from India. From The Dowager to the Kitchen help Daisy & ALL the rest of the cast....it is an all time classic by Julian Fellowes.
Rob James-Collier has the BEST accent in Downton Abbey (I think he’s from near Manchester)... I could listen to him for hours and hours...😁
This is brilliant!
Absolutely spiffing video! I never knew you had a knack for humor, Tom. I hope you have more of this "upstairs- downstairs" format. I just find the RP English so pleasing to hear (such great clarity!) but it's a big help to familiarize myself with the Yorkshire accent so I don't get "lost" when I listen to it (it's rather hard to understand, I admit). Thanks😀🇵🇭
I watched all the seasons in a row in Christmas two years ago. And the film as well,of course. I absolutely adore this TV Show. However, I have to say that the TV Show is better than the film,in my opinion, don't be offended!!! Thanks a lot for this video. I would like to recommend this TV show ,tons of vocabulary, expression and super posh accent. Love it!!!
DEAR said like D + Air
I would like to see this serie again, but It isn’t in Netflix Mexico anymore 😭😭😭😭😭 does someone know where can I find it? Thanks
Thank you Tom. Your videos, especially those on accent are so great and help me absorb English a lot.
Can you make a video on Matthew McFayden accent. I sometimes find it hard to understand what he say in movies and interviews. Thank again!
Very interesting. I adore Downton Abbey, I would love to see a video that analyses the accents of the other characters as well!
Vidéo bien foutue qui montre comment la douarière maintient la distance et en impose à la terre entière, exceptée la famille royale j'imagine.
Thank you very much!!!
That is my favourite series!
Glad you liked it Zeig!
"...yod dropping. Hm, hm, hm..." :D ♥
The upstairs characters always speak like they "can't be bothered" and were always nearly on the verge of boredom. It grated on my ears deliciously. They also tended toward vocal frying a lot.
For the Thai people like me, this series's accent is super hard to understand. Anyway thanks for explanation, I do understand why I can not catch what upstairs speak. Anna is only one character that I mostly understand what she speaks.
Please send me any free source to improve my English speaking with Queen's Received pronouncation accent 🙏
I love r p accent
Love your video!
Is part 2 up yet?
5:44 You're hilarious! "My mouth won't allow it" :🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hello dear old fellows! Is Downton Abbey still available on Netflix? Thank you!
These are so good!!! Making learning fun
Good job
I can't pronounce the northern but, done, up sound...
hey tom, youve made another enjoyable video. im watching poirot tv series in english. its very popular in slovakia
Yeah, I ate tea
Geordies don’t drop their/h/ I guess. Btw pls make a video on the Geordie accent sometime.
Yes that's very true, Geordies are the exception.
What's a Geordie ? Can't even google that, urban dictionary says kind of a boozer ?
@@EatSleepDreamEnglish and the Scots dinae either.
Downtown!! 🤍