Dialect comparison

Australian English vs Received Pronunciation

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Australian English

General Australian

The mainstream variety of Australian English, used by the majority of speakers nationally. The General Australian sociolect, sitting between Broad and Cultivated extremes.

Approximate centre
-33.87°, 151.21°
Received Pronunciation

RP · BBC English · Standard Southern British

The traditional prestige accent of southern England. Long carried by national broadcasting and higher education, but no longer dominant in everyday British speech.

Approximate centre
51.51°, -0.13°

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