In American accents^x, Pronunciation^x, Dialects^x

Wow, what a lot of nonesense. Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language? Huh? What are you talking about? I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did,...

So what's your definition of American English (or North American English, as some prefer)? I would probably define it mostly by its phonology. It would be pretty hard to define. Or why not just say, any dialect of English spoken in North America? Is there a standard for American English? Not...

Thank you for your replies. these days I'm trying to improve my pronunciation a little (I'm reading "American Accent Training" by Ann Cook, I also have the audio files) CalifJim wrote: As for the second component, it is often some intermediate sound between ee and i ( feel, bit )...

American Pronunciation can be pretty varied; there's a bunch of different regional ways to speak American English. I live about 80 miles north of Philadelphia. I've found there's a distinct South New Jersey/Philly 'twang', a Chicago one, one from New York, a Boston/New England, a few different...

In regard to the comment on Americans not having the variety or plethora of accents present in the UK, I have a mixed response. Part of me wants to be angry because that is a pretty ignorant statement, but another part wants to agree with you for some strange reason. I will start off by...