By British accent, Vocabulary

Anonymous wrote:Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I...

Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I realised,...

I'd strongly advise against trying to put on a fake accent. They don't care what accent you speak with (do you think Americans taking this exam would try to fake a British accent) as they are just checking that you speak clearly and with good grammar/vocabulary.

I am American and speak with a very good British accent just from hearing it a lot over about five years. I watch Harry Potter movies, and other shows have a random British actor, i spent a month in London. I didn't even know I could do it until I tried imitating Hermione. To perfect it i started...

sry feebs11, really very sorry. i swear i don't want to hurt anyone. and how could i. the story is one of my friends think i am good at english. (i know i am not) she constantly asks me questions such that whether this is right or wrong. so and so. i have prepared him a vocabulary list for her...

To tell you the truth, I've never heard any foreigner (unless they learned English when they were very young, or had lived in an English speaking country for at least a decade, and had extensive, and personalized accent coaching) ever be able to pull off either an American or British accent....

Tallulah Tam wrote:I feel that Alan Jay Lerner was not so concerned about his own grammar when he wrote the song, he insults the intelligence of the audience by using the word "hung" incorrectly, especially when putting the words into the mouth of Professor Higgins who as I said, should, and...

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...

Someone earlier said that it was "impossible to get a british accent when you're american". Well personally, I'm Canadian and I've got quite a harsh british accent. Everytime I talk to someone new they ask me where I'm from in Britain. I do have a huge brit fetish and I've spent quite alot of...

As an English learner in my opinion the most of people who speak English as a second language use a special mix of American and British English. Many times we don’t know exactly which kind of English we’re using. Usually we learn British English in school and pick up American from movies and...