Differences between General American and Received Pronunciation

One aspect of American and British English pronunciation differences is differences in accent. The General American (GAm) and the Southern British Received Pronunciation (RP) accents have some significant points of difference, described in this article. However, other regional accents in each country may show greater still differences, for which see regional accents of English speakers.

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