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I wouldn't necessarily recommend someone learning English to learn a regional accent at all - not even south-eastern or estuary English (and that's not because I am from Newcastle, and biased (although I am from Newcastle!). People from different UK regions use different accents and...

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,...

Hi Farshidamani, welcome to the forum. Farshidamani wrote: Hi, I'm new at English and enthusiasm in learning English. I found here very friendly and hope I learn so many things from you and others. Yeah, this is one of the best forums for learners. I have recorded my voice reading an excerpt of...

Hi, I'm new at English and enthusiasm in learning English. I found here very friendly and hope I learn so many things from you and others. I have recorded my voice reading an excerpt of a short story to find out about plenty of my errors in speaking and pronuncing words. I want to improve it...

and an ignorant American would look at British and pronounce practise (Br. spelling) like practize.. Highly unlikely. Americans on the other hand, have been butchering it for centuries and should not be consulted when learning this language. It is, after all, English and not American. Rubbish....

>> i am learning English at an American College for 11 years ...In 2003 summer i was in Florida, they-Americans- could not realize i am American or not... << Well, then, if you did manage to perfect your accent, then why on earth would you want to change your accent, and come up...

I've never seen any Japanese who can use American accent perfectly... On the other hand,Japanese-English is cute i think... i am learning English at an American College for 11 years ...In 2003 summer i was in Florida, they-Americans- could not realize i am American or not...

No, I've never heard of a movie being dubbed into another dialect. That would seem rather ludicrous to me. (Ok, so I've always wanted to use the word ludicrous.) You have to remember that North Americans usually understand most dialects of British English just fine. RP and General American...

Hi Inchoateknowledge, Thanks for an intriguing post! The one I often hear being referred to as BBC English. I have spoken about it with some people who have been raised in an English-speaking country: South-Africa, USA, England, Scotland, Philippines, from the four corners of the...