In Dialects^x, Accents^x

You will always be correct if you pronounce the g. It does get missed off sometimes - 'hangin' movin' etc, but this is really as case of accent/dialect and is considered a bit sloppy. Or it is done as a means of sounding 'street-cred', but you will find it simpler and more natural sounding to...

All languages change and develop over time, with new words being added and different meanings being applied. English has changed just as much as American english from what the language was like in the 18th century - no one goes around talking like Charles Dickens or Jane Austen anymore. naturally...

'allo T, Due to my lack of proper educashun I wuddent say as ow I know much abart a eschewary english accent. I know its bin arahnd a fair bit an its nah spoken practical all over england (litrall). I fink ther's four reasons for it's spred: 1. In the nine'een seven'ies 'n' eigh'ies,...

It would be rather silly to think that there is one scottish accent, they are all very, very different...people dont actually talk like rab c nesbitt..!!

I've heard about accents and honestly it is something that native speaker and no native speaker should really care about it( at least i do !) I'm English teacher and I live in brazil, and I've already had the chance to run into some British speakers, and they told me that I've got a gorgeous...

really? then why dont we americans have british accents??? that i never understood, since all these ppl came to america and the native americans were taught english (something like that) why didnt the native americans have british accents??? why didnt it slowly morf into a dialect of england???...

Interesting place to hear dialects (via paulmeier.com): "You can listen to hundreds of recordings of real-life dialect speakers on the IDEA website (http://www.ukans.edu/~idea/index2.html.) These are provided at no charge in the interest of dialect research."

Hi Jason, I'd agree with bunkadelic: RP and Estuary. I'd also agree with the cited examples of Ms Paltrow and Zellweger. In addition, I was most impressed with the efforts of James Marsters (Spike in Buffy) who gave a very convincing example of an Estuary/South London accent. It was also a...

Thanks Robertson for all your thoughts I was thinking along the lines of a norm. Most can relate to The English of Australia or Canada. The same can be said of America. What the majority cannot relate to is unduly heavy accents or dialects. I still maintain English is now what Latin used to be a...

to David Thanks for your answer as well. I am from Spain "a way of speaking English which is understood by all is what we should all be aiming at" Unfortunately, it may be quite difficult. Other than each English speaking country has their own English - American English, British...