In British people^x, Accents^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....

Hi nona the brit, You wrote: I guess non-British people would hear something a bit off with the cockney accent but not realise how awful that is either... What exactly is there that makes his Cockney sound awful? I think it would be important to focus on where he actually fails in his...

You should listen to his cockney, lol. The standard American doesn't sound awful to me but it still doesn't sound native either. I guess non-British people would hear something a bit off with the cockney accent but not realise how awful that is either... I think that as a non-native...

Hi Nona the Brit, You wrote: Ha, Queen Elizabeth isn't a good role model speech-wise for anyone. I'd say about 0.005% of British people speak with that accent and everyone else laughs at them. Haven't you noticed that HM the Queen speaks very clearly? When she makes a speech everyone...

Ha, Queen Elizabeth isn't a good role model speech-wise for anyone. I'd say about 0.005% of British people speak with that accent and everyone else laughs at them.

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 think it depends on your plans. If you are more likely to be going to the US or communicating with Americans or people who have learned American English, learning that kind of English seems like a good idea. If you think you are more likely to visit the UK or communicate with British people,...

TeacherBrian wrote: You might be surprised to know that even British people can't always understand someone who has an accent that is very strongly different from their own! However, the more you associate with people of different accents, the easier it becomes to understand them. ...

Anonymous wrote: Apart from the London accent, I have great difficulties understanding certain british accents - I dont know the names of these accents as I stay in Asia. I have tried hearing british movies/talks but I dont seem to make any progress on this. Could someone give me any tips...