If you do it yourself you will need to speak more slowly - I found some words were not clear, eg the end of 'currency' kind of disappeared. The problem with an accent in an instructional video is that it's a distraction, and if

I agree with you, Glasgow accents are horrible. I feel embarassed for us when Glasweigans are on the TV. Im from East Kilbride, its outside of Glasgow but my accent is more calm compared to the Glasgow accents. I was born in Glasgow, thank god I

How to Speak in a British Accent Trying to speak in a British accent is not really easy. Along with the accent are mannerisms that go along with the British themselves. There are many different accents, depending on the area of Britain that

I agree with you, Glasgow accents are horrible. I feel embarassed for us when Glasweigans are on the TV. Im from East Kilbride, its outside of Glasgow but my accent is more calm compared to the Glasgow accents. I was born in Glasgow, thank god I

I like both of them but I'd like to be more specific: American: It isn't as nice as British accent but I think is clearer than British accent (at least for spanish native speakers,like me) as It has a stronger pronunciation of the R,a very

It's tricky - there's an over-the-top Scottish accent, which is fairly easy: once you've got that, you can start toning it down. Just half-roll your "r"s, round off your "l"s and elongate your vowels (especially the "oo" ones). I've been

Bldudas: thanks so much. I'll def. check them out. I've been staying up all night browsing the web for sites that can help me. You cannot recognise US accents? Where are the people from you hear? You should be able to recognise New York and

You should find this wiki article on British English accents and dialects useful Yep, already finished that one yesterday. I don't know how many different English accents there are. Some areas have their own accent and even some cities/towns

Ahh...if you do know English fluently this would be easier than if you didn't (obviously ). It depends on where you are coming from as to how you can rid you accent. I knew someone who came from outside Moscow, and after a year he dropped his

Sooch90 wrote: well i don't think i'm gonna move all the way to Scotland to pick up an accent, so any other helpful tips? any sites that help you learn Scottish accents? Or maybe are there some basics? (By the way I have an American accent, ). So