In American English^x, Accents^x

Well, I assume that all British people know Standard English or the Queen's English as others call it.And what about the American varieties? I know there is a general American accent. But I heard there are also varieties of American English. So, are those varieties great when compared to the...

James- I think the differences all could be accounted for by dialect. In American English, I have been taught that the only syllabic consonants are l and n, but not m. all of the words above such as london and gordon could be pronounced with a syllabic consonant. The determinant for any sc is...

Heh, I know in the UK there are lots of interesting accents. Some people drop this, skip that, shift vowels here, put glottal stops there... Different accent in different places, different social groups, different age groups... It's so in the US too, and in other countries too, I guess....

Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American?My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

All I know is that British accent sounds better but surprisingly...however, I'd rather to speak the American one because words come out easier regarding the pronounciation..of course sometimes when I watch some American movies is unavoidable to dislike some colloquial expressions...some used...

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Hi,it's not /e/ in American English. It's around /æ/. Then there are diffrences, because for example, a lot of poeple change it before N, M, or NG, so "pan" is usually either /peən/ or /pɛən/.As for British English, I don't know, but there are a lot of different...

hello arvin- i hope you are still in paranaque, and willing to teach american english to my friend.we come from bf homes, i have a chinese guy who needs to improve his speech to pass college.if you can help, please reply to my email address asap.<email address deleted>Hi AnonIf you wish to...

In words which have the phonetic sound / ae/ , I hear the real differences between American and British Accent. If in British they spell that phonetic sound similar to /a/, American would do with a sound like /e/, isn't it?Some words such as slang, man etc. I wonder why they use the /ae/...

Yes, it's no use to learn either British or American English... because the best accent in the world is the one that goes like "We are sinking!" - "Umm, what are you sinking about?".