British English

noun

1. the English language as spoken and written in Great Britain, especially in southern England.

Word History and Origins

Origin of British English¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

He identified himself Tuesday as Arthur Knight Brown and gave a birthdate in British English — listing the day first, followed by the month and year — that is different from Rossi’s, KSTU-TV reported.

From Seattle Times

They identified three voices, estuary English, southern British English and multicultural London English.

From BBC

People with this accent tend to say vowels in their words like "bate" and "boat" with the tongue starting at a point higher up in the mouth compared to people with the standard southern British English, Dr Cole added.

From BBC

In recent years, Cockney and the King's English were spoken by people of all ages, but now 49% of the participants spoke in a standard southern British English accent, which the study said was a modern, updated version of received pronunciation.

From BBC

I say "com-FOR-table", and would probably swallow my tongue saying "CAM-for-table", in the style of Ms Stephens's British English.

From BBC