BBC English

American  

noun

1. Received Pronunciation.

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Etymology

Origin of BBC English

First recorded in 1925–30; use of the abbreviation for British Broadcasting Corporation ( def. )

Example Sentences

In conversations through the messaging app Signal the fluent English-speaking criminals told the BBC English is not their first language and claimed they hired people to make the calls.

From BBC

He told the BBC English Heritage had "dismissed the warnings and concerns" of people working at the castle site and of heritage campaigners.

From BBC

"But due to the history of skin-colour discrimination, the technique is inevitably most sensitive when it appears to be penalising some accented black speakers for failing to deliver their contributions in what used to be called the Queen's or BBC English."

From BBC

Boots: Pharmacists under pressure? is on BBC One on Monday 8 January, at 19:30 GMT across BBC English regions and at 22:45 in Northern Ireland and Wales.

From BBC

A: To me it always sounds ridiculous when in a movie about ancient Rome, people speak BBC English.

From Science Magazine