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In the same way that I (and many others) cannot tell the difference between American and Canadian accents. I know it drives the Canadians bonkers! It is obvious when you are local to that part of the world but difficult for others. I also cannot tell the difference between Australian and New...

The recording is about 50 seconds long. And I know it's of crappy quality. Could any/some English speaking people help me out? For long I've been wondering about my pronunciation, but we never ever talked about that in class (and now my school no longer offers English as subject), so I would...

To continue..... I think the sound quality is an important difference between the two languages besides the pronunciation. The Americans tend to drone in the middle tone, wheras the English have a more lilting quality and the Welsh more so; but the vowel sounds are what they pick up on first. ...

I'm Egyptian and very interested in English I'm only 16 years and aim to speak English better than Americans. A very praiseworthy aim! However, you should remember that all native speakers of English speak it perfectly and you cannot improve on perfection. I expect you mean that you are looking...

I would prefer a british accent, it often sounds more royal and with nobility. I would agree American english is much easier to understand. Also I was wondering the difference between oral Canadian English and American English. I'm a Canadian but I can't tell the difference between the 2.

My goodness, thank you so much for speaking up for our American accents, YoungCalifornian. I have never met an American ignorant about accents from other countries, nor one that could not tell the difference between a New Zealander and Australian. On the other hand, I have never met a Brit who...

No offense Trevor, but your post comes off a bit insular, isolationist and ignorant. Why the heck would an American's inability to distinguish between British and Australian accents mean they have a different idea of what constitutes an accent? If anything, that should suggest that American's...

Hi, i want to know if there is a difference between london and manchester or liverpool accent. I guess that liverpool and Manchester are very similar. Thank You. Fernando

In answer to the original question: LOL I think there are heaps of English bands that don't sound American. All of Britpop for a start! And I'm a kiwi and I can only sorta tell the difference between some American accents(all though i can pick out the different British ones thanks to watching...

There are differences in accent, grammar and words. British accent needs no explanation if you've ever heard it. It is SO different from American. The main grammatical difference is Perfect Tenses. The Americans would say I just had a breakfast and Did you ever go to Spain. The British would...