Presumably by BBC English you do mean RP English. Anyway, no, RP doesn't use the glottal stop, it is a feature of several regional accents (especially working class accents).

hi there, I posted the following message, but only there is only one reply. Can you help me with the following questions? Is glottal stop common only in regional English (Cockney) in UK? Is glottal stop common in BBC English or RP English?

Hi Ruttonjee, Is glottal stop common in BBC English What is BBC English? Do you mean PSP or RP or URP or Estuary English or something else? Englishuser

hi there, Is glottal stop common only in regional English in UK? Is glottal stop common in BBC English or IPS? how about American English?

>> Hmmm. I don't know of a case where t becomes a glottal stop after a consonant. After a vowel, certainly, but not after a consonant. << Yeah, you're right. I made a mistake. But would it be realized as or as ?

with the /t/ usually realized as in NAE. Hmmm. I don't know of a case where t becomes a glottal stop after a consonant. After a vowel, certainly, but not after a consonant. CJ

The glottal stop is a closure of the vocal cords. Basically, it is a very short pause. If you can listen to an English speaker say "uh-uh" as in "no", you can hear a glottal stop between the two vowels. It's also in "mm-mm" as in "no", and it is

hi there, thanks for your reply. So, what is glottal stop? Can you give me some examples about glottal stop? What is the use of glottal stop? Simon

> Do you think that the 'I'd' in an expression: 'I'd like to' is a glottal stop? << I don't think so. If you put in a glottal stop, it would sound like Ite like to. I would pronounce it .

>> Do you think that the 'I'd' in an expression: 'I'd like to' is a glottal stop? << I don't think so. If you put in a glottal stop, it would sound like Ite like to. I would pronounce it .