I have to say I don't really want to have a "perfect" accent: first of all, it would be impossible or at least not worth it, second of all, I wouldn't really know how to define a "perfect accent". I mean, how could you

<Where are the books that teach spoken English ? I'm a go there? What a ya doin? Ah'll see ya domorrow. > They're on there way: English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate I doubt that's really comprehensive. I think I once took a look at that

Language teachers, could you tell us about some ways in which you are providing "learners with the tools to cope with 'real-life' communication ..."? Here in my country, they don't. And I heard it's so in most other

No, don't skip it! I say evaluadidit. (American English). In British English, some people might skip the T's and replace them with glottal stops, so you might mistakenly assume there are some syllables missing: evalua(t) a di(t) . In any

On second thought, I think I once read somewhere that "I've" is used that way in the UK sometimes, maybe for possession. But since I am not sure, it might be very rare,I have never actually "heard" it, and I have probably

Hi, yes, I remember you asked about him. I'm not an expert at all, but I can tell you my opinion, as a learner. I agree it's a good accent for those who are interested in British English. I don't find any annoying features in his

Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American? No idea. The audio files comes from several different speakers, but I think I've always heard "accentless" pronunciations

Hi, I read Nona's new post earlier, but... where is it now? I can't see it anymore. It was a post with a link to a website where you could listen to IPA sounds (for British English). Well, I heard a lot of words pronounced with a clear consonant

Englishuser wrote: Hi Ruttonjee, Is glottal stop common in BBC English What is BBC English? Do you mean PSP or RP or URP or Estuary English or something else? Englishuser I imagine Ruttonjee means the English accent most

I’m a native British speaker. I would tend to transcribe the same vowel in ‘train’ and ‘danger’ – , and would also use this for and ; ‘missing’ would finish with unless you’re aiming for a strong London accent, and pity would have a rather than