Grace  +  47953 Wed, 29 Sep 04 09:04 AM Which one do you prefer? And the reason behind it? Thank you. Grace Joined on Fri, Apr 30 2004 Full Member 116 Pronunciation

	David  +  47972 Wed, 29 Sep 04 11:49 AM Good to see you're back Grace. I think I would definitely say that I am happy with Americans who are easy to understand and British people with no heavy local accent. So long as the billion people or more who speak English can understand each other I think that is all I would be worried about. Some English accents are appealing as are some American accents. Do not forget Australian, Canadian , New Zealand, South African accents etc. David Joined on Sat, Mar 8 2003 Regular Member 664 Accents, American Accents, Speak English, British People

	Grace  +  47977 Wed, 29 Sep 04 12:09 PM Thank you so much, David. And I'm happy to see you too. As far as myself is concerned, I love British style and the pronounciation and intonation as well. But I have to say my pronounciation is American because American pronounciation is so popular and American culture is the main stream nowadays. The more heard, the more learned. Hehe. I posted this topic because I'm thinking whether I should change my pronounciation and what I should do to change it as well as possible. It's such a hard job to change one's accent. I have to make a correct decision since I'm afraid to have neither of the two pronounciations. Grace Intonations, Accents

	Teacher Eric  +  48013 Wed, 29 Sep 04 02:34 PM I would love to be able to switch from American to British at will! Sadly, it takes a ton of work for the accent to sound authentic. But it can be done, even without moving to either the US or the UK. British pronunciation and intonation sounds so regal. I wish I had the patience and skill to learn it! Teacher Eric Joined on Mon, Aug 16 2004 Full Member 171 Manila-based ESL/ESP teacher with a TESOL. Hoping to get a "Pass" in the DELTA. Intonations, Accents, Pronunciation

	nona the brit  +  48258 Thu, 30 Sep 04 01:34 PM It sounds as though you are talking about the British accent R.P. Can I point out that few native Brits speak in this way? Most of us have regional accents, which will vary a bit according to 'class' and background of the speaker. R.P. is seen as a 'posh' accent and is spoken by a minority. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Accents, British Accent

	David  +  48274 Thu, 30 Sep 04 02:06 PM I love to hear English which is well spoken and with not too heavy an accent. I have listened to Australians, Canadians, Germans etc. who speak English well and it really is a great joy. An Indian Judge I spoke to really had mastered the language beautifully. I must admit that I have been fortunate enough to listen to many foreigners speaking English very well with not too heavy an accent. Sometimes a British dialect is far more difficult to understand. David Accents, Dialects, Speak English, Speaking English

	Nimlosse  +  49780 Sun, 10 Oct 04 10:27 PM I love British pronouncation though it's difficult to understand it. I don't know, i just love to listen it Nimlosse Joined on Sat, Oct 9 2004 Helsinki, Finland New Member 16

	HaffiezMike  +  69467 Sun, 23 Jan 05 02:31 PM Its gonna be British English! As i speak British English and it has its own 'POSH' and class rather than American English :p no offence lol personal comment HaffiezMike Joined on Fri, Jul 9 2004 KL, Malaysia Junior Member 67 I'd be happy to help you guys but I warn : I'm the kind of person who can easily gets confused :) and I'm not so native but been speaking British English since I was... American English, British English