A big difference between RP and GA is the pronunciation of the letter “r”. In RP it is ________ when it is ________, while in GA it is ________ when it is ________.
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Actually, in traditional English, British and American people were largely “rhotic”, which means that they ________ the r sound in the past. However, it was around the time of ________that non-rhotic speech came into use among the upper class in ________.
Another difference in the pronunciation of consonants is that when /t/ is between the ________ in stressed and unstressed syllables, it is read as /d/in ________.
Among the following pronunciation of the words, which of them are GA? ________.
The differences in RP and GA reflect British and American cultures: British English are ________, since Britain is a traditional country with great cultural ________, and they are nostalgic to the past, and respect rules and customs. Whereas, American English sounds ________ and sometimes exaggerated, that is mainly because America is a modern country with huge cultural ________, and the Americans advocate reform and innovation.
is one of the most misunderstood and difficult types of humor, because irony is often used and the audience needs to be “smart.”
The philosophy behind black humor is that when things are bad, sometimes the only thing you can do to maintain your sanity or faith in the world is to ____________ .
The type of humor employed in the following picture is ____________.
It’s easy to equate ____________ to slapstick, as the two can sometimes overlap, but leans much more towards the bizarre.
According to Stephen Fry, American humor shows more ____________ than that of British humor.
Concerning everyday life humor, which is more likely to offend people?
Slapstick is one of the simpler forms of comedy, and can be seen employed by the likes of and Buster Keaton in early silent era films.
is also called dry humor, and is defined more by its delivery than the actual content.
Self-deprecating is a type of humor that relies entirely on ____________.
Potty humor is often in poor taste, vulgar, and “crosses the line” for the sake of making people laugh, which can most often be found in ___________ .