Hook
“I’m going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed or worse expelled!” is Emma Watson’s favorite line from the Harry Potter movie series.
General Information
Emma Watson was born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire. She is a British actress who has played many roles and many different backgrounds. She is considered a friendly, lovable, dedicated person. Many British people are not that way though.
Thesis
The world is single-minded about the British people who are stereotyped for their accent, loving the royal family, and being rude; however, none of this is entirely true.
Topic Sentence
There is no such thing as a British accent, only articulations and how one says specific words.
Text Evidence
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Today, however, non-rhotic speech is common throughout most of Britain. For example, most modern Brits would tell you it’s been a “hahd wintuh” (Wolchover).
Explanation
The main difference between a rhotic and non-rhotic speaker is the articulation of the “r”. British people have always been non-rhotic speakers, thus giving them their famous “accent”. The difference between the two different types of speakers proves that the accent is nothing more than a way of saying words.
Transition Sentence
How the British say their words is not the only thing that has been stereotyped by the world.
Topic Sentence
The British are very rude to those who come