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Hi, I had never heard of that expression, and it's just perfect! I've known some people from South Wales (Swansea and Cardiff, especially) and they really seemed to sing while speaking, because of their usage of intonation. It took me some time to get used to it, but it was not difficult...

Welsh people speak English with a distinctive lilting accent that is often described as "sing-song". The Welsh accent is not uniform across the whole of Wales though; for example, in north-east Wales the accent sounds to me quite like a Liverpool accent. I'm not an expert on...

Marvin A. wrote:Then I guess it is the tense-lax neutralization thing that occurs in my dialect. I honestly can't hear the difference. To me, they sound exactly identical (the vowel in beer and bit), and if I were to write it fauxnetically, I would probably write bir. I think it is because we...

<I think the difference, is that English originated in England, and some of the native speakers were exported to the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.> When were native speakers exported to the US? The US became the US at what date? <The situation in India is about the same as...

Sorry to contradict you, but that is exactly what is happening in the USA today. Speakers of other Standard variants and indeed taking classes in using Standard American English. The question is, why don't Standard American English speakers, want to do the same when they plan to have long-term...

i feel so bad that i cant speak english as well as other students.... i had been to U.S only few years but i found myself totally changed, my life has no joy, fun and hopes. i feel like i' was being isolated by other classmates because i ccant speak their language fluently, sometimes they making...

hello cheesecake. i am american. i have lived in the philippines before and i can say that there is no other place in asia that is so americanized like the philippines. i didn't feel like i was away from the US when i lived there. filipinos speak with a very north american accent. they even know...

R.G. wrote:Hi ~~!Which kind of Br. accent shall I follow? There are many regional accents/dialects and there are 'social' accents in Britain. If you want to be widely understood, I suggest that you try to avoid all strong regional accents when learning. However, it is good to be...

Hey CalifJim, There is definitely no need to be sorry. You obviously feel different than I do, which is perfectly acceptable. Allow me to elaborate more on why I feel the way I do. If someone has already received an answer to a question, then why are they asking the same question again? Do...

I love to hear English which is well spoken and with not too heavy an accent. I have listened to Australians, Canadians, Germans etc. who speak English well and it really is a great joy. An Indian Judge I spoke to really had mastered the language beautifully. I must admit that I have been...