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How to learn a British accent?
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First thing to do is to know how to not offend the Welsh one thing they certainly aren't is English.
There are tapes(cds whatever) available for actors to try and pick up different accents although in my experience (of listening to actors) they don't seem to work very well.
First thing to do is to know how to not offend the Welsh one thing they certainly aren't is English.
I thought there was a Welsh-English accent?
There are a number of Welsh dialects and accents, but the Welsh and English are two separate nationalities.I thought there was a Welsh-English accent?
The BBC has an online accent and dialect archive with sound clips that you might find useful.
If you learn how to speak with a Yorkshire accent, you'll find that people will like you wherever you go.
I thought there was a Welsh-English accent?
well the welsh speak english and do so, i suppose, with an accent. but wales is not in england.
I just scrubbed what I was going to post as it's a linguistic nightmare,however as above keep forefront in your mind the Welsh aren't English.
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I thought there was a Welsh-English accent?
This may help
England, Wales and Scotland are all separate parts of the UK, so Wales isn't part of England, it's part of the UK.
There are a number of Welsh dialects and accents, but the Welsh and English are two separate nationalities.
The BBC has an online accent and dialect archive with sound clips that you might find useful.
If you learn how to speak with a Yorkshire accent, you'll find that people will like you wherever you go.
If you want a truly authentic Welsh accent just watch some Little Britain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8P8eJsuGsM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8P8eJsuGsM
Or Natalie Portman's in V for Vendetta. Not a single complaint of bleeding ears there, no sir. Honest. "Oh God, make her stop," I certainly heard no one cry.
Apparently Britney Spears now has a British accent. I've heard it and it doesn't sound British to me (being British and all) but apparently it does to Americans.....
I thought Madonna had lost the plot on accents but Britney is hilarious.
I thought Madonna had lost the plot on accents but Britney is hilarious.
If you learn how to speak with a Yorkshire accent, you'll find that people will like you wherever you go.
Even in Lancashire?
They may pretend otherwise, but deep down they can't help but respect you.Even in Lancashire?
Even in Lancashire?
You beat me to it!
I do like people from Yorkshire though. I am from a Yorkshire family. My Uncle's farm has even been on Heartbeat lol
Move there for several years.
It's the " Total Immersion ".
It's how I learned Korean, Spanish (Mexican flavor), and some Japanese.
Dont get me mad, I start cursing in English and hit all those languages as well!
It's the " Total Immersion ".
It's how I learned Korean, Spanish (Mexican flavor), and some Japanese.
Dont get me mad, I start cursing in English and hit all those languages as well!
You can start by ending words that end with "a" with "er"
Listen to Jeremy Clarkson, anytime he says "Honda" or "Idea" it sounds like he says "Honder" and "Idear". And in Oasis's Champagne Supernova, Liam says "Champagne supernover in the sky"
Listen to Jeremy Clarkson, anytime he says "Honda" or "Idea" it sounds like he says "Honder" and "Idear". And in Oasis's Champagne Supernova, Liam says "Champagne supernover in the sky"
It's aluminium
One of the more amusing moments I recall from Jeopardy involved a contestant identifying what the company name "Alcoa" stood for. The contestant, an American, decided to be clever and answer (er, ask) that it was the Aluminium Company of America. The judges denied him as Alcoa is an American company and can spell their proper name however they want.