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It really depends on the individual. I've met several people that moved to the US from non-English speaking countries when they were 15 or 16 and have a perfect American accent. I've also met a fair number of people that moved to the US in their early-mid twenties and have very minimal...
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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...
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Prez1dent wrote:Sorry for the interruption. I would prefer the USA to the UK for its climate.The climate in the US varies quite a bit depending on the region. For instance, no one wants to live in the Deep South. During the summer, it's like 1 million degrees, 100% humidity, and...
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Forbes wrote: Anonymous wrote: I'm not sure many would find a Newcastle or Glasgow accent to be "charming and melodious."
An experiment was carried out where recordings of different varieties of English were played to (I think) Russians who had no knowledge of English. The particpants were...
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Anonymous wrote:They may not be but to me, British people sound sophisticated. Sounding and being are two different things. Actually, middle- and upper-class people in Britain probably are more sophisticated than their American counterparts on average; although, I don't think there's much...
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Just admit it Nona, Londoners are screwed up.
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Anonymous wrote:Folks, you should also bear in mind that, in BrE, some 'ise' words cannot be spelt with an 'ize' suffix, e.g. 'advise', 'reprise' etc.
Those are only spelt with the "-ise" ending in AmE as well.
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MrPedantic wrote:The extreme retractability of the banana might also give cause for concern.
MrPIs that merely supposition?
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MrPedantic wrote:A lunchbox often contains items of an appropriate shape (two apples and a banana, for instance).
MrPI know that Lance Armstrong had rather severe testicle cancer, but to have apple-shaped ones sounds much worse.
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