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Hello, yesterday my friends and I had a rather interesting chat concerning the issue of accents in the UK. We all know that there are many different accents in the UK. I can recognise some local...
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bonjour_rosemary
144 days ago
Accents, Pronunciation, British English, British Accent, British People, Video, Relationships, Speaking, Chat, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Friendships, Friends
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Hello~ I want to know the various British accents as the regions.
yesterday, I've heard the 'Geordie accent' and 'Liverpool accent'. I haven't known those words exist before.
How do the people speak who has Geordie accent or Liverpool
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Oh dear, I'm a definite 'chewer' in all of the words mentioned. I guess I'd sound quite funny to you all....
It's pretty common in British accents. Whisper" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-17.gif"
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I don't think pronouncing all those "too" sounds as "choo" is common at all in mainstream American English, but I know that's actually a feature of some British accents (London? Home Counties? I don't know). So they say... on choosday.
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. Age, race/ethnicity and gender are three key determinants of language use. Age determines the lexical choices we make, and it can determine the use of HRT (High Rising Terminal) , a feature of some English accents in which statements have a
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mister micawber
240 days ago
Intonations, Accents, Genders, British Accent, Lexical Choices, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Friendships, Speaking, Chat, Languages, British Accents
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Weird problem. I'd just like to hear as many opinions as possible. I have learned a lot of stuff about pronunciation, and I like to learn as much as possible, to keep improving my English. However, I have never seriously practiced spoken English,
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kooyeen
265 days ago
Accents, Dialects, Pronunciation, American English, British English, American Accents, British Accent, Countries, Great Britain, France, American, Speaking, Languages, Sentences, British Accents
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Hi All, Right, it is precisely depending on how we got used. For instance, I was accustomed to listen to American English because TV shows broadcasted in my country are mostly from US rather than UK. And once I tried to listen to English accent
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gunawan
276 days ago
British Accent, Accents, British English, American English, United States, Countries, American, Languages, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Accents
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<Where are the books that teach spoken English ? I'm a go there? What a ya doin? Ah'll see ya domorrow. > They're on there way: English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate I doubt that's really comprehensive. I think I once took a look at that
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kooyeen
289 days ago
Accents, Dialects, Pronunciation, Phonetics, British English, American Accents, Glottals, British Accent, Countries, Great Britain, American, Speaking, Animals, Languages, British Accents
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I just love american accent.. always spoke US English.. is it easier to understand than British accent?.. well.. i think here's how everyone got used.. i have a friend who speaks British Eng, and even she was in US and lived there for a while, she
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sin_girl
308 days ago
British Accent, Accents, American Accents, United States, Countries, Relationships, Friendships, Friends, American, Schools, Students, Languages, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Accents
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american accent is easy to understand; british accent is something terrible for me. is this my personal problem?
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