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EyeSeeYou wrote: Marvin: what do you mean by 'conservative RP'. Conservative RP is called "the British accent" in North America. Words that end with -y, are pronounced with instead.

Hi Philip, 1) No, I believe Western American English accents are closer to British English from the past. The western part of the United States used to consist of more isolated communities than did other parts of the country. 2) It depends on the American/British accent. General American...

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....

If you're aiming for a British accent, the vowel sound in the words can are very different. In North American English, the vowel is the same for both, but /t/ is usually realised as a glottal stop at the end of "can't".

Nona The Brit wrote: No, USA natives don't learn British English and British natives don't learn American English. Only if you are an actor or you are messing about with an accent for a joke or something - and I have to say that 95% of American attempts at British accents are appalling! I'm...

Lcchang wrote: Dear teachers, When native speakers say " can " or " can't ", they sometimes speak so fast that I can't make sure if they mean can or cannot , especially in the movies. I know we can know better by understanding the context of the sentence they made. To improve it,...

I prefer British English, but I definitely agree with Nef that you should choose which language to learn according to your future plans. The British accent, by which I mean what you hear on the BBC, is infinitely easier to understand, so I'd advocate that for a new learner. It's easy too -...

Anonymous wrote the following post at 20-01-2006 11:03 PM: It is incredibly idiotic to critisize the US for not having as many different accents as the UK. The US has a lot of accents considering all the factors. Accents don't develop overnight. Colonists didn't start settling here until the...

It is incredibly idiotic to critisize the US for not having as many different accents as the UK. The US has a lot of accents considering all the factors. Accents don't develop overnight. Colonists didn't start settling here until the 1600s and the US has only been a country for 230 years. States...

I agree with what cloud wrote, thats exactly how i say those words and i am too american. Though, the english/british accent is my all time favorite accent and i just love listening to them say different things so please tell me how u guys say the words terror, school, and terrorist. It...