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The miseducation of teachers promoting apemanship of 'British' accents in our land

A teacher in a classroom in 1966. [File, Standard]

I understand there is a school somewhere in our enchanting land that's teaching children to speak in a "British" accent.

Having studied in that country (but do I say!) I don't know what's a British accent.

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