[s1e5] Received Pronunciation «AUTHENTIC · HACKS»

"Now, Jax," Arthur said, the red 'On Air' light reflecting in his spectacles. "The term 'Received' originally meant 'accepted in the best society.' It was a marker of belonging. Do you feel that 'belonging' when you hear it?"

"I was taught," Arthur said, drifting from the script, "that to speak this way was to be clear. To be universal." [S1E5] Received Pronunciation

The producer gasped in the booth, but Arthur stayed still. For the first time in his career, he felt the absurdity of his own vowels. He realized that for every "received" word he uttered, a thousand other lived experiences were being "un-received." "Now, Jax," Arthur said, the red 'On Air'

"Perhaps," Arthur whispered, "the price of being 'received' is what we leave behind." " Arthur said