We'll listen to some audio of them speaking and see if their accent is posh. And then I'll have a look at their Wikipedia pages to find out if they are really posh. Remember these seven things that are identified by a journalist called Tim Downling. Exuberant vulgarity, kind of like bling, bling, showing off of wealth. Posh-ness of assumed superiority. But we've got things like posh-ness of excellent taste.
582. Posh or not posh? (Part 2) Guess the Posh British Celebrities
Can you identify which UK celebrities are posh and which are not? Let's listen to some British celebrities speaking, check their Wikipedia pages and work out of these people are truly posh or not. You'll hear samples of lots of spoken English in this episode and we'll focus on accent and pronunciation.
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