Forbes  +  188634 Wed, 25 Jan 06 03:27 PM  Tearsofjoy wrote: My friends tell me I don't have an accent, which I take to mean that I have a neutral accent. Sometimes it veers towards the British, sometimes the American. But the greatest emphasis lies on speaking good, clear and grammatical English. There is no such thing as having a neutral accent or not having an accent. I expect what your friends mean is that you speak in a way similar to "BBC" English, which is just one accent of many. Perhaps you have a "Mid-Atlantic" accent. Every accent is perfectly clear to the people who use it. "Standard" accents are widely understood simply because people are exposed to them. All dialects and varieties of English have their own grammars, which are all equally valid. Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895 Accents, Dialects

	YoHf  +  188635 Wed, 25 Jan 06 03:29 PM  Tearsofjoy wrote: He certainly did mean "dumb" as in "stupid" as well as "silent", and it's my job to insult him back! Actually I meant "mute", I though it to be a funny joke.  Never mind. We'll keep this in the "Muffin War" topic, OK? It's THEM to eat YOU! YoHf Joined on Wed, Oct 26 2005 Senior Member 3,347 Shinichi Okazaki. Jokes

	Tearsofjoy  +  188673 Wed, 25 Jan 06 06:02 PM Yup, Sandwiches rule! And my accent is not exactly that of the BBC. It's neither British, nor Indian, nor American, but a cross of all three. What would you call that I wonder? That's why my friend said I didn't have an accent. Tearsofjoy Joined on Mon, Sep 19 2005 India Contributing Member 1,324 God help you if you are a phoenix And you dare to rise up from the ash A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy While you are just flying past - Ani DiFranco (32 Flavours) Accents

	MrPedantic  +  188775 Wed, 25 Jan 06 11:09 PM  Tearsofjoy wrote: Yup, Sandwiches rule! And my accent is not exactly that of the BBC. It's neither British, nor Indian, nor American, but a cross of all three. What would you call that I wonder? "Bollyglish", maybe... MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris... Accents

	YoHf  +  189083 Thu, 26 Jan 06 06:33 PM  Tearsofjoy wrote: Yup, Sandwiches rule! And my accent is not exactly that of the BBC. It's neither British, nor Indian, nor American, but a cross of all three. What would you call that I wonder? That's why my friend said I didn't have an accent. Amindish. YoHf Accents