http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htmBritish, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325411Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:20:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:325411Marvin A.0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325411http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-325411.xml>> "caught -> cot" << Actually that's not what I meant. I didn't mean to pronounce "caught" as "cot", but rather to merge them both to kah:waw:t. Most Southerners actually don't have the merger, but by pronouncing them both as above, you'll sound more Southern.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325318Mon, 25 May 2009 14:20:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:325318Ianq1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325318http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-325318.xmlHey Marvin, Thanks, but I can't read IPA or SAMPA. I attempted to make some of the sounds you suggested, but I'm not sure if I actually made the right sound. Some I could understand such as "caught -> cot" but the others pretty much left me hanging. Do you have Skype by any chance?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325186Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:20:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:325186Marvin A.2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325186http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-325186.xmlSo, the above should make you sound pretty darn Southern. Can you understand IPA and SAMPA? Try out some of the pronunciations and listen to how you sound.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325184Mon, 25 May 2009 14:20:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:325184Marvin A.3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htm#325184http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-325184.xmlLesson 1: Basic Pronunciation The following will make you sound Southern to non-Southerners: Pin pen merger: Pronounce "pin" and "pen" both as pin . Any /E/ followed by an /n/ should be sounded as /In/ No yod dropping: therefore " No wine-whine merger: Pronounce words such as "whine" "white" whales" with an "hw" sound. Pronounce /aU/ as : down -> dayoon Pronounce /aI/ as except before voiceless consonants (p,t,k,f,theta,s). For those, use . Distinguish /ær/, /ɛr/, and /er/ in "marry" "merry" and "Mary" Before "l" make all vowels lax: thus feel->fill fail->fell Many nouns are stressed on the first syllable that would be stressed on the second syllable in other accents. These include police, cement, Detroit,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htmWed, 25 Feb 2009 15:20:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:324922Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/TradingAccents/dpczb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-324922.xmlHey folks, I'm new to this forum. My point of leaving a posting here is that I'd like to learn different U.S. accents since I'm a non-native speaker (some more info about myself below). So, I guess I'm looking for a native speaker of one of the following regions that has an accent typical to that area that I can learn from over, let's say, the phone or Skype. Accents I want to learn: Boston, Massachusetts area, white middle class; no particular neighborhood Any of the Southern states with the exception of FL or TX (FL isn't very pronounced in my opinion and TX doesn't appeal to me; I've never even worn cowboy boots lol). What do I have to offer? Unfortunately and being a poor college student I can't offer monetary compensation; I can,...