By Jokes, Accents

I've always wondered about this, and after seeing some videos here on EF (in Foo), I thought I had to ask.In posts, swearwords are censored. I take it the mods don't want to see too much swearing in here. But the problem is... what if people swear in videos? I assume it shouldn't be...

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I am applying to several Ph. D. programs, and I need to learn how to mask or hide my Southern West Virginia accent. It is not cute- it is embarrassing in a business setting. If anyone has ever seen "Matewon" (movie about WV coal country), you will understand. Imagine...

Hi, I am applying to several Ph. D. programs, and I need to learn how to mask or hide my Southern West Virginia accent. It is not cute- it is embarrassing in a business setting. If anyone has ever seen "Matewon" (movie about WV coal country), you will understand. Imagine giving a presentation...

Hello, I am applying to several Ph. D. programs, and I need to learn how to mask or hide my Southern West Virginia accent. It is not cute- it is embarrassing in a business setting. If anyone has ever seen "Matewon" (movie about WV coal country), you will understand. Imagine giving a...

Grammar Geek wrote: Dido wrote:The British Queen always says "My husband and I" and my British friends usually make jokes about it Why is that funny? They just laugh at her accent (My friends do not belong to the Royals

Please help me. Thanks --------------------------------------------------- Far and away The dream of Ireland When I was in high school, there were much TV news about I.R.A., gunshots, and dead bodies everyday. As far as I knew, only a group of youths fought against...

Hi David,2 x 3 = 6 movies in 2 days! LOL, that's a lot!Anyway... David Little wrote:My problem is i could"nt understand the dialogues properly without the sub-title turned on....hmm, ok, let's try this. Try to answer this question.When you don't understand, you turn the subtitles on. After you...

You know what? I didn't even realize there was a kind of joke... you are right! LOL, that's funny...Hey, you, gimme a forking knife, quick!Now, if you think of some non-rhotic accent, that might well be... the way they spoke in "This is England" (I didn't see the movie, I just watched some clips...

Hi, i am a newbie from south of China, live in Zhuhai of Guangdong province, it is also where i grew up. Currently work in Zhongshan which is about 1 and a half hours drive from Zhuhai, and i also live in the dorm of our factory now. I go back home once per month. Actually i was born in...

My friend Gogi Shevchebadze (he is Georgian) talks me that he's speaking English as good as American. He is a lamer and he talks me that then he taked gashish. It is not a joke!