British Dialects
Would it be easy for a Brit, say, from London to be able to distinguish someone from...
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Pannekoeken
In another newsgroup, I've been involved in a discussion with a poster from Belgium...
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Scottish Accent
The Scottish accent is the most suitable to the English language. Discuss this thoroughly...
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Noun On First Syllable; Verb On Second
Is there any concise name for words that are nouns or adjectives when the accent...
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Hamid Karzai's Accent
I heard him interviewed on the radio this morning and had a startling thought he...
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How Do Non-English-Speaking People "Hear...
From another newsgroup: (regarding problems with translating English movies into...
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Darling Kate
Katherine Hepburn, born May 12, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. Does anyone in Hartford...
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Why Do People Use The Term "British English...
The English spoken in different parts of Britain is very different. Scottish English...
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"Extra Curricula" Or "Extracurricular...
Need help again. I'm wondering, which one is correct. Basically, I always use the...
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American Actress Imitating British Accent...
Hello, I may be mistaken, but I thought Claire Danes, an American actress, was trying...
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The American Accent?
Hi, Learning English is my hobby .I think my level is intermediate now ,so do you...
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Top Ten Most Trusted Accents In The UK...
#1 Yorkshire - 'Ee ba gum!' #2 London accent - 'Cor blimey, bloomin' 'eck!' ... #9...
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Racism, Sex In English Novels
Hi Few months ago I was interested in audio book in southern accent. So, I ended...
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A Great TV-SHOW
Hi! I'm always willing to find new stuff on the net which can serve me to improve...
IELTS-What English?
I noticed that the IELTS is more and more popular in the USA and listening test...
Misplaced Accents
I've come across two examples of misplaced accents in my Las Vegas sojourn (which...
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Audio Recordings - Coaching In Received...
I apologise if this is the wrong place to post this, as I'm a native speaker of...
Role Or R^Ole?
Hallo, I have another question which may be related to 'old' fashioned English. I...
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The King Of What? Burlesque?
Ralph: Hey, Flamingo. Hi. Really unique show. Striptease without the nudity. Miranda...