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  - ARMCHAIRMAYOR.CA - A La Une - 24/Jul 11:02

CHARBONNEAU – The King’s English in America

DONALD TRUMP, the self-appointed King of America, affects the way English is spoken and is responsible for the growth of misogyny. In his own mind, he is supreme. “I run the country and the world,” he told reporter Michael Scherer from The Atlantic. Despite his limited vocabulary, King Trump admires well spoken English. At a meeting at the White House, the king responded to brief remarks from the president of his Liberia and marvelled at his “beautiful” English, asking him where he learned it. His comment resulted in much eye-rolling. English is the official language of Liberia; a country founded in 1822 as a colony for free Black Americans. Monarchs have shaped the way language is spoken. Queen Elizabeth I spoke a version of English called “Received Pronunciation,” which became the accent of the British elite. The accent spread to former colonies. When I visited New Zealand, I found that Received Pronunciation was thriving. I was surprised to hear a young New Zealand woman speak with the accent of British royals. A few of my mates, who spoke with a standard New Zealand accent, thought that it was pretentious. Apparently she had learned the accent at a boarding school. The [...]

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