http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3ajason&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:jason'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/FrequentBritishAccentDialect/2/jlmd/Post.htm#50586Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:05:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:50586jasonInteresting place to hear dialects (via paulmeier.com): "You can listen to hundreds of recordings of real-life dialect speakers on the IDEA website (http://www.ukans.edu/~idea/index2.html.) These are provided at no charge in the interest of dialect research."http://www.englishforums.com/English/FrequentBritishAccentDialect/jlmd/post.htmMon, 27 Sep 2004 20:26:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:47603jasonI'm an actor, I'm going to start learning some accents just so I have them in my bag of tricks. I was going to start with a single British one, then move on to other countries/accents, then just keep learning more. What would be a good general British one to start with? Is there a dialect that's used by the largest number of British people today? I'd like to learn one that's in use, so I hear that Standard British English (Received Pronunciation) would be a poor choice. I've heard strong Cockney, that seems pretty affected and uncommon, but what do I know. I've found dialect coach tapes on all kinds of British accents...Cockney, Liverpool, Yorkshire, Hampshire, Scottish, Welsh. Hmmm, what would/should James Bond speak, maybe I'll get...