Have you noticed that the phonetic symbols commonly used to represent British English do not always correspond closely to contemporary Received Pronunciation (RP)?
For instance, the vowel in the DRESS set is now typically pronounced closer to [ɛ] than to [e], while the vowel in the TRAP set is more accurately [a] rather than the traditional [æ].
These changes reflect an ongoing counter‑clockwise vowel shift in English.
If you consult the accompanying file, you can observe how these phonetic tendencies are reshaping the pronunciation of familiar words.
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