In Britain, Standard English is spoken with a wide range of accents. The two most common ones are Received Pronunciation (RP) and Estuary English (EE) and they are non-localized. RP is thought to be the standard non-localized and prestigious accent of the British English. It has been deemed as more correct, desirable, acceptable or elegant than others. It shows characteristics of the upper class, "elitist" and high level of education. However, word was spreading that Estuary English (EE) is going to replace RP as the standard accent. The term "Estuary English" was coined by David Rosewarne. He defined it as "a variety of modified regional speech, where non-regional and local south-eastern English pronunciation and intonation is mixed together. It was known to originate from the Thames Estuary. Rosewarne feels that Estuary English is the new Standard English, replacing RP. In addition, it is the preferred accent of the young. Another comment is that some RP speakers will actually use Estuary English and one of them is the British violinist, Nigel Kennedy. (Rosewarne, 1984). Simply, Estuary English stands in between RP and London speech and is used by speakers who wants to form the ˜middle ground'. The definition means speakers want to stay within the middle-class by either moving up or going down their social status. The first group wants to make Estuary English sounds more ˜classy' while the second group wants to make it less ˜classy', both groups obscuring the elitist character of RP and this is reflected in the linguistic makeup of Estuary English. The main reason for the acclaimed displacement of RP by Estuary English is mainly due to two processes occurring subsequently. That is, the spread of Estuary English and the gradual decline in using RP. There are many factors involved that lead to this two processes happening. One of them is the use of media. RP is not commonly heard in broadcasting. A Yorkshire accent was not in the limelight as compared to when Wilfred Pickles first read the national news in 1941. Another well-known fact is that in the past, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) employs announcers with what they deemed as the ˜correct pronunciation of the English tongue', and it is required of announcers to speak RP only. However, the BBC has recently favoured a range of accents, while telesales companies and call