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which is the most elegant English accent?

Auflute — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:18:53 GMT

Hi! I'm from China. In my college, some old professors who have studied in british universities in their youth have a really elegant british accent.Everyone admires their pronunciations. Does PR refer to such kind of accent? My teacher also told me the accent in Eton are more aristocratic, noble, which makes the London accent become pale by comparison.

I want to know which is the most elegant noble English accent? Are there any video or audio training courses for learning the accent?
Thanks!

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Re: Have a question about British accent.

Tallulah Tam — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 15:09:09 GMT

To continue..... I think the sound quality is an important difference between the two languages besides the pronunciation. The Americans tend to drone in the middle tone, wheras the English have a more lilting quality and the Welsh more so; but the vowel sounds are what they pick up on first.

When I was at University I was asked several times to say, "The car is parked in Harvard Yard".

Re: How to learn a new vocab!

Forbes — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:36:38 GMT

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 to acquire a large vocabulary. There are of course many non-native speakers of English who have vocabularies larger than the average native speaker. You should also remember that language is part of one's experience so there will always be areas of English that are likely to remain closed to you.

I asked a lot of English teachers, native speaker and other famous persons who speak English about the best way to learn English and this is some advices to be good in English:

1- Try to take an English course in American university in your country.

Fine if you want to concentrate on American English.

2- Listen to the radio about 2 hours per day.

Good idea - but rememebr there is not only the Voice of America and the BBC but other English speaking countries that broadcast. e.g. Australia.

3- Try to speak English with anyone in your family or of your friends.

This is good as long as the people you speak with are fairly competent in English - but remember that you are Egypian and you need to speak in your local language as well!

4- Watch American films without looking to the translation.

Don't just watch American films. I would be inclined to read the subtitles - watching the film should be enjoyable as well as helping you with your English. If you have DVD you should watch a few film with the subtitles on and then without and see how much you remember. When you think you are doing well watch a film without the subtitiles and then with. If you missed a lot go back to watching with subtitles first.

5- Make friends through the internet who speak English from USA and UK.

Nothing wrong with that. If you speak to people your own age you will of course learn a lot of non-standard English!

6- Decide if you'll learn American English or British English. (About me I prefer American English because it's simple and easy but Americans speak very quick. About British Englsih I think it's complicated and use difficult words

There is a misconception that there is a big difference between Standard American English and Standard British English. These two varieties of English are about 99.9% the same. Some words are spelled differently - the differences can be set out on a page. There are some differences in every day vocabulary, mainly to do wth food, clothing and household items - again these can be set out on a page. There are some other differences that most American and British speakers do not notice as they are as much matters of style and preference as anything else. If you can read The Times of London you can read The Washington Post. There are of course different accents and you need to decide which one you are going to try and imitate. Unless you have a very acute ear, I suspect you will always sound more Egyptian than either American or British. It all depends on who you think you are likely to be dealing with. Remember that most Europeans learn to speak using what is sometimes termed a Standard Southern English, i.e. a British accent. An American accent has virtually no prestige in the UK. On the other hand many Americans love to hear what they consider a cultivated English accent. Others, however, do not find it so charming. If you expect to meet native English speakers from all over the world you should try and get as much experience as you can of different varieties of English. You should also remember that within the UK there is a great variety in the way people speak. A man from from Glasgow and a man from London will probably have more difficulty understanding each other than either will have in understanding an American TV show.

Re: Which kind of Br. Accent shall I follow?

HaffiezMike — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:01:58 GMT

R.G. wrote:

Hi ~~!

I'm a foreign English learner, and I think it is time for me to improve my spoken English.

I perfer British accent to American, and have always trying to speak so.

But which kind of Br. accent shall I follow? Many may tell me "of course, the RP" Then again, what is RP?

Is it the accent used by BBC news reporters?

BTW, someone told me Oxford accent is the most respected accent in English-speaking countries. Is that truth?

Where can I learn it? Is it very different from RP?

Thank you so much!

RP stands for Received Pronunciation

This is what RP really means :

A pronunciation of British English, originally based on the speech of the upper class of southeastern England and characteristic of the English spoken at the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Until recently it was the standard form of English used in British broadcasting (BBC mainly!)

For more info, go to this site http://www.yaelf.com/rp.shtml Mike ))

Re: British Pronounciation vs American Pronounciation

nayeem19 — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:28:01 GMT

English is my second language . However , I've learnt the British cockney and BBC English for 4 years and now my native speaker friends say I sound like a native speaker too . The bad side is that i'm having problems switching from british to north american english though i'm going to study in a north american university :(
One of my classmates totally changed his accent to blend in well in California . Would I be labelled as a weird person because of my British accent in California ?

Re: Have a question about British accent.

Guest — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:42:42 GMT

im american and we have so many regional dialects its absurd. really there are at least 40 at my university. I really do not need to post my supporting statements, because if you cared to make that comment you should have done a bit of research.