Talanova_and_English
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Английский СМИ, academic, general English от переводчика/редактора/журналиста с большим и красивым опытом
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Hello guys, how are you doing? What are you up to? What are you doing this day, this week, or just in general? So if you want to share, please do, and on my part, I want to share what I'm doing right now. I've been watching this documentary about Victoria Beckham, and actually I'm not her fan, I hardly know any Spice Girls songs, but I love her accent. and I found this interesting article, I'm gonna share the link in the comments below, the article about how her accent evolved from a clearly working class accent to something closer to the modern received pronunciation, though she still sounds as a broader Cockney in my opinion, so it's really interesting, I love accents. Do you?
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В Британии шкандаль с принцом Эндрю. В детали не вникала, но вот статья попалась интересная.

What do you think about monarchy, in the UK or anywhere else?
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Красивая фраза из статьи:

Maybe the most hopeful assumption of all is that, in an era defined by splenetic anti-system politics, a wounded monarchy can continue to calmly buttress and awesomely represent a failing, discredited status quo


buttress = a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it
Скрин для иллюстрации этого концепта и понимания этой, может и не глубокой, но красивой метафоры (?)
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И продолжение истории)
Forwarded from Westminster
Король Карл 3 официально «инициировал официальную процедуру лишения звания, титулов и почестей принца Эндрю».

Принц Эндрю будет известен как Эндрю Маунтбаттон Виндзор.