By Accents, Intonations

Hi, I had never heard of that expression, and it's just perfect! I've known some people from South Wales (Swansea and Cardiff, especially) and they really seemed to sing while speaking, because of their usage of intonation. It took me some time to get used to it, but it was not difficult...

Hello to all, I believe that to learn English depends of the interest of individual and depending of the English knowledge you wanted to learn. like for instance, if you want to speak English all you have to do is to listen very carefully to some tools such as CD, DVD, tapes etc. either audio...

Hi,hmm, good question! I think I say bed or and better the same, but it depend on the context (that is, it mainly depends on the intonation of the sentence they are in).I could buy a mirror, or a wardrobe or... hmm, a bed or... hmm, maybe some chairs. But I know I'd better buy nothing. <--...

Eagerlearner wrote:I need to analyse this precisely, because it's for a software program project. Thank you.I don't want to disappoint you... but I really do NOT believe machines can understand human languages. They are too complicated. You'll have to wait for artificial intelligence.A little...

Hi, I am applying to several Ph. D. programs, and I need to learn how to mask or hide my Southern West Virginia accent. It is not cute- it is embarrassing in a business setting. If anyone has ever seen "Matewon" (movie about WV coal country), you will understand. Imagine giving a presentation...

Hi K.,I spent a whole year in the UK, doing a postgraduate course. To make things worse, I chose to go to Wales because Cardiff Uni is at the cutting edge in my field. Have you ever heard somebody speaking with a Welsh accent? For the first two months there, I only wanted to cry... In spite of my...

Hi Jim, I noticed this, and remembered something I read on that book, "American Accent Training". I didn't pay much attention to that part, because I then found out that there were a lot of exceptions, so many that it made no sense to consider any rules. CalifJim wrote: a palm-planted COURTyard ...

Me, too. I agree with you the French culture is strongly associated with romance. English with French accent is very romantic. I have a different view with an awkward angle.There is something tender like a cool breeze in French accent. We had a connection with many languages such as Chinese,...

Hi, So what would you advise Kooyeen with regard to the pronunciation of the words he asked about? As far as specific lexical items are concerned, I would advise him to look them up in an American dictionary. More generally, I would suggest he spend time training his ear in order to recognise...

Hi, I have already posted a topic earlier where i asked for help with reducing accent. Another user wanted to get in contact with me but things didn't pan out. anyways with that behind us, I am wondering if there are any tips on how to learn proper RP pronunciation, and some training method...