In American accents^x, British English^x

To tell you the truth, I've never heard any foreigner (unless they learned English when they were very young, or had lived in an English speaking country for at least a decade, and had extensive, and personalized accent coaching) ever be able to pull off either an American or British accent....

Hey Mednos , American English of course! Why? Because I said so, just learn it! (I'm kidding of course) Now, seriously... You can learn the kind of English you like most. And you are right, learn a variety and stick to that, don't mix British and American English. Learners should choose...

Hi, in my opinion, the only way to speak with an accent is to live where people speak with that accent. I once thought I could speak with a perfect American Accent without going to the US, then I realized that that's not possible. If you want a particular accent, you should listen to that accent...

Grammar Geek wrote: You know, there is no SINGLE American accent. I've heard people who sound like a squawking goose lodged in their throat who are born-and-bred American speakers, and many more people with lovely enunciation. The same with British English. Good point. Although I deeply...

You know, there is no SINGLE American accent. I've heard people who sound like a squawking goose lodged in their throat who are born-and-bred American speakers, and many more people with lovely enunciation. The same with British English. Because I read so many Britich novels, I do sometimes...

british english is the best but i prefer american accent to talk...

I'm Egyptian and very interested in English I'm only 16 years and aim to speak English better than Americans. A very praiseworthy aim! However, you should remember that all native speakers of English speak it perfectly and you cannot improve on perfection. I expect you mean that you are...

This is a most fascinating discussion for me! I live in Russia and don't often have a chance to talk to native speakers, but I try to see as many films in English as I can. Sometimes I have to watch a film two or three times before I can understand it properly. I've just remembered a very funny...

And Oi loike Oztrai'jen English best - it just sounds keol. *** American English (resp. Western and Northern American accents) is pretty easy for me to understand while Southern accents and Eastern accents I find more difficult. British English sounds rather posh sometimes and...

Sorry for disturbing u all here: I'd like to know why are u so interestend in American accent? I mean: we 're talking in English. Isn't English native language of Great Britain's people? And if so, is it right to say that real English is British English? Here in Italy, people from south speak...