Englishuser  +  253846 Tue, 08 Aug 06 11:44 PM  EnglishDVD.com wrote: I hate hearing strong regional accents on english language students because i do think it is harder for others to understand. This prompts the question: which accents count as strong ones? A remarked RP accent, for instance, is a strong accent. Yet many people find it worth imitating. I also think it depends on where you intend to use your skills which accent you should learn. For instance, if you live in Scotland, a Scottish or near-Scottish accent would do. Englishuser Joined on Thu, Mar 30 2006 Regular Member 717 Accents, Scottish Accents

	Peter85  +  474964 Sat, 09 Feb 08 04:42 PM I like both of them but I'd like to be more specific: American: It isn't as nice as British accent but I think is clearer than British accent (at least for spanish native speakers,like me) as It has a stronger pronunciation of the R,a very common letter in Spanish language.The only american accent that I don't like is the one from deep america? I mean Alabama etc... British:Of course I think the best british accent is the one from the famous triangle London-Oxford-Cambridge,although,obviously, not everyone living in that area has a good british accent.Like Nona said It depends on the background and education of each person.In the other hand,we find Midlands,Northern (england) and Scottish accent.The one spoken in Midlands is not bad (except Brummie accent from Birmigham,It's funny,though).Some accents from Northern england(Geordie,liverpool,Yorkshire) as well as Scottish are a bit difficult to understand,specially if you're not accustomed to them. We shouldn't forget other accents like Australian,South-African,Irish,specially Irish accent as I think It's rather clear. Cheers. Peter85 Joined on Sat, Dec 2 2006 Manchester,UK New Member 14 Spanish guy learning english in Manchester (United Kingdom) Accents, American Accents, Pronunciation, Scottish Accents, British Accent

	Bldudas  +  479267 Wed, 20 Feb 08 12:47 PM  My favorite accent is my own because it is the only one that I can understand! Bldudas Joined on Mon, Apr 2 2007 Pennsylvania, United States New Member 51 I speak American English. Well, actually, a version of Philadelphia area English. Accents, Pronunciation

	rvbolisay  +  480540 Sat, 23 Feb 08 03:19 AM According to my Concise Oxford English Dictionary, "The correct spelling is pronunciation, not pronounciation."  rvbolisay Joined on Wed, Feb 16 2005 New Member 15 Pronunciation, Spelling, Correct Spelling