By Accents, Sample

Hmm... Devon or somewhere in Ireland.

According to John Wells at University College London: "I do not understand the proposed distinction between Mainstream RP and Contemporary RP (unless the writer thinks, wrongly, that ‘contemporary’ means ‘young’)." You can read more of what he says about it at:...

Typically a child picks up the accent of his/her peers and culture, not his/her parents. Based on a sample size of two (my daughters) I can attest to their both speaking with wonderful northern English accents at the ages of four and nine, just prior to our moving to the US. Now, at 16 and...

Anonymous wrote: Hello, I am just trying to find out if you put a comma before all quotes???? According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the EHR is, “a longitudinal collection of patient-centric healthcare information available across providers, care settings,...

I've lived in Canada for years but I'm not a native speaker. I'm trying to eliminate my foreign accent. Here's my accent sample.http://media.putfile.com/Rainbow-96I don't really care to sound 100% Canadian. If someone mistakes me for being from Florida, I wouldn't mind. I just want to pass off as...

Well, you sound Irish to me - don't ask me what part though!

If you want to see his (Victor's) videos doing different accents online, check out, http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=victorlinguist

What's amusing is that the story you recount through your different accented characters appears to be self-revealing. The main protagonist, Victor, speaks a version of 'American English' that has been hued by his constant movings around the world.

I see you've taken away the other samples. There was an Indian accent, a British accent, a redneck accent, a Cockney accent and an American accent. There was also an introduction...Where's that stuff now? You are cheating! So maybe it's time to tell us the truth and what that accent is supposed...

I'm NOT Victor and you're all wrong.