Anonymous  +  373506 Fri, 01 Jun 07 12:27 PM I'm an American who is interested in speaking in a British accent, specifically the accents from Oxford. When I try to speak in a general British accent, I sound either completely ridiculous or more like an Australian. I figure sounding like an Australian is because I'm from the southern USA, and I have a natural southern drall. But I would really like to use a convincing British accent. Thank you for your help. Anonymous Accents, British Accent

	nona the brit  +  373641 Fri, 01 Jun 07 04:51 PM By Oxford accent do you mean RP? The only way to realistically to pick up another accent is to take elocution/acting/voice coach lessons. (or try moving to an area as a child). Bear in mind that even professional actors rarely manage to learn a truly authentic version of an accent. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Accents

	Charlotte_T  +  383639 Sun, 24 Jun 07 07:37 AM The only person speaking Oxford accent I've heard is Emma Watson (the one who plays Hermione in Harry Potter). She pronounced 'year' as 'yeah' (or something similar to it). I think it's special and nice. However, I know even people coming from the same area could speak different accents... Charlotte_T Joined on Fri, May 11 2007 Junior Member 59 Accents

	Forbes  +  383715 Sun, 24 Jun 07 12:53 PM  Charlotte_T wrote: The only person speaking Oxford accent I've heard is Emma Watson (the one who plays Hermione in Harry Potter). She pronounced 'year' as 'yeah' (or something similar to it). I think it's special and nice. However, I know even people coming from the same area could speak different accents... There is a difference between RP and marked RP. I suppose an Oxford accent could mean marked RP. RP   = Down South Marked RP = Dine Sithe London = Dahn Sahf Actually the real Oxford accent, that is of the people who were born there, is not like RP at all. I have friends from Oxford who spend part of their time in Spain. On one occasion a Scandanavian neighbour confessed she had trouble understanding them. I explained it was there Oxford accent! Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895 Accents, Difference Between