Is there a possibility that I might be disliked and misunderstood because of my accent while doing presentations , or talking with project partners ?

That's exactly what I was thinking . Thank you .

" So why do learners choose to learn a regional dialect? " - nonaTheBrit you were probably referring to me . I would like to say that I didn't really " learn " the cockey for years . My friends had that accent and I grew up in an environment like

we can not generally count an " effort ' . So , does that mean these two sentences are both right : 1 . Everyone has made sterling effort ( using effort as an uncountable noun ) and 2 . Everyone has made a sterling effort ( using effort as

I don't know when to put an article before " sterling " . My question is , why shouldn't I put an " a " before " ..done sterling service " in the 3rd sentece . Look at the following sentences : 1 . You've done a sterling job . 2 . Everyone

1 . The dollar has plunged this month . 2 . There has been a plunge in the dollar this month . Which one looks better to you , and why ?

califjim , " And, to my ear, Americans say a true "O" when "O" is written, whereas the British say some sort of lax 'e' with a sort of 'w' off-glide instead! " - you can't generalise like that . How would you pronounce " sociology " ? You

" but the language as a whole is not characterized by nasality. " - How would a Californian pronounce " according " ? I've seen in some movie that the character was pronouncing the a in according very much nasally . Is there any general rule for

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

Would you please specify which English words or letters need the nasal pronunciation in General American English . Is General American English the same as Standard American ? I'm interested in western american / californian - which has got