http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aVideo+tag%3aUnited+Kingdom+tag%3aAccentsSearch results for 'tag:Video tag:United Kingdom tag:Accents' matching tags 'Video', 'United Kingdom', and 'Accents'en-USXMOD (Build: 3715.30106)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToPronounceR/kzqhd/post.htm#908227Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:59:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:908227raindoctoriLrrr-n, If you are just interested in producing american R, here is a tip from "American spoken english in Real life: fast natural, urgent survival foreign accent begone!" by DG Davies. " r + vowel = ur + vowel. First say u. Tongue back into mouth does not move while lips smile changing to next vowel. write - right urait, three thuri, brow buraun, etc." Here is a video that follows the above advice: Note the rounded ness of /r/http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanAInCanOrE/klbxh/post.htm#889892Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:55:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:889892kooyeenNo, I guess I usually hear it as /æ/. If you are hearing anything else, you could post a Youtube video or an audio clip. Anyway, I noticed that you mentioned the word "can" in the title. In that case, before /n/, /m/, /ŋ/, it's often not /æ/ in American English, but a diphthong similar to /eə/ or /ɛə/. Alright, I tried to look for something relevant on youtube, I found this, and I'm gonna comment on it. 0:05 - I'm a representative Here you can hear two normal /ɛ/, as in "bed" 0:06 - I have cancer In "cancer" /æ/ is before /n/, and this guy pronounces it less strong, almost a /ɛ/ 0:07 - More dangerous than the plant itself In "plant" /æ/ is before /n/, and this girl...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanTellOnesSocialBackgroundAccent/jlbgp/post.htmSat, 04 Jul 2009 16:27:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806138bonjour_rosemaryHello, yesterday my friends and I had a rather interesting chat concerning the issue of accents in the UK. We all know that there are many different accents in the UK. I can recognise some local accents, such as Liverpool and Yorkshire. I understand that accents vary from geographical areas to generations. People can tell that someone is well-educated by the way one speaks (terminology). Yet, much more than that, it seems to me that most British can instantly tell someone's social background when they hear s/he speaks. Why is that? One time I met two people who have different accents, but my friend said they both went to public schools (well I'm aware that going to public schools doesn't necessary mean one is from upper class...http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeorgeClooneyOnBbc/wvddm/post.htmThu, 19 Mar 2009 23:41:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:688750saltukhanI wanna share another celebrity video with you. Its a funny video but i cant understand all dialogs. I ask for help to tell me what they are talking exactly. by the way i am adding this video to Video and Distance Learning Forum because it can be used for english listening practises. 1. Its St. Patrick's day. I had a....... What does he say here? 00:19 2. What is she saying? I dont understand anything. 00:31 3. I am not runaway with a poodle. Is he saying poodle? 00:46 4. She says " Thats not a poodle. Thats a west.." What is she talking about? 00:49 5. She says " I think you should get bra......" I dont understand again. 01:58 6. She says " Depends on what you see... on weighty" Is it...http://www.englishforums.com/English/YtGladIDontLiveInLondon/jxvcl/post.htm#821704Thu, 15 May 2008 12:57:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:821704michaelDoes the BBC cover this? gspot.com/ http://tinyurl.com/6beoqn Yes it does. You can hear the BBC World Service on many NPR stations. You can download its news programs ... got 26 pages of hits not all of the entries on topic but I think your question is answered. Fair play to the cops for 1: initially being so polite, 2: keeping their cool. Who was the beard with the mike? Did I detect a slight Jamaican accent occasionally?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ScientologistsFightHitler/jxdml/post.htm#821587Wed, 14 May 2008 20:24:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:821587steven j. wellerI think that this is shaping up to be a ahem big bomb. Even in the trailer, Cruise's ... he's surrounded by great English Actors so let's give him a pass. No. I don't see it doing well. NMS Last I heard it's been delayed - again. Apparently, among other things, Cruise's accent is emabarassingly on-again off-again, so I suppose they're doing a lot of ADR with a dialogue coach riding shotgun, which only rarely results in a wonderfully nuanced performance. Life Continues, Despite Evidence to the Contrary Steven