I keep getting told I don't sound at all Welsh on the phone and in person, even though I'm fluent in it and have always spoken it. I'm not entirely sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
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How to learn a British accent?
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I keep getting told I don't sound at all Welsh on the phone and in person, even though I'm fluent in it and have always spoken it. I'm not entirely sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
Did you go to a non-Surrey university? Everyone has some form of accent - you just don't hear the one that you've grown up with.
Yes, but it was only in Hampshire (Winchester to be precise). Not exactly a strong accent there either.
Ah, from the good old Home Counties. Thats the place to be. As soon as i go anywhere remotely north, it is always commented how posh i sound
Well, I think there is no quick way in learning accent.
Just make sure you practice a lot:
- Speaking with residents
- Watching English movies
- Listening to the English music
- Reading English literature aloud
The more you practice - the quicker you'll get the result!
Good luck!
Just make sure you practice a lot:
- Speaking with residents
- Watching English movies
- Listening to the English music
- Reading English literature aloud
The more you practice - the quicker you'll get the result!
Good luck!
Listen (and look at) Amanda Holden she is so classy and probably the prettiest woman alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTOa4JZbweo
And here she is on Britains Got talent
And as a Bonus you have a welsh (Mr Potts) as well as cheeky Jordie
accents (Ant and Dec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
And to top it all Jonny Ive has a great English accent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOONhFutsrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTOa4JZbweo
And here she is on Britains Got talent
And as a Bonus you have a welsh (Mr Potts) as well as cheeky Jordie
accents (Ant and Dec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
And to top it all Jonny Ive has a great English accent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOONhFutsrg
English accent? Easy. Have someone give you a wicked wedgie. Then -- while conversing -- be sure to look down your nose at them. If they give you **** -- whip out a pair of white felt gloves and smack them about the face with them (twice if they make eye contact). It's all about presentation.
couldn't resist.
couldn't resist.
English accent? Easy. Have someone give you a wicked wedgie. Then -- while conversing -- be sure to look down your nose at them. If they give you sh|t -- whip out a pair of white felt gloves and smack them about the face with them (twice if they make eye contact). It's all about presentation.
You sir, have unleashed Great Britains mighty wrath upon yourself.
To the OP: Learn to speak like a bumpkin and never be taken serious again....
"Aaalllri'er my luvur, faaancee ah luuk a' me cows?" and all the other stereotypical nonsense people associate with somerset folk, saying that, chris moyles' "Somerset Boy" is hilarious
Anyway, the english accent is so very varied, you can't really get it right by learning just one accent, for how small a country we are there's so many strong accents its unbelievable really...
It'll take more than a few days to get the hang of it properly
Why don't you learn a Glaswegian accent?
Why don't you learn a Glaswegian accent?
It'll take more than a few days to get the hang of it properly
Why don't you learn a Glaswegian accent?
Jesus H. Christ. Is that exaggerated or is that the real thing?
Jesus H. Christ. Is that exaggerated or is that the real thing?
Depends on who you bump in to in Glasgow. I went to school in Englandshire, and was the only person in my school that had a clue what was going on when watching that show. It was great. Funny as hell, too.
First of all you need to settle on a dialect and accent. The UK isn't that big but frig me just walk down a road and the accent will change. Me and my friends have all been brought up around here but we all say things differently. I say "buck" for book, whereas a friend calls it a "bewk" (or similar).
My own is a mixture of Mancunian, Stoke, Saddleworth and Oldham. A reet hodge podge!
I recommend you stay well away from cockney, scouser and salford accents! North east and south west England have some right comedy ones too.
And this!
And Bolton!
My own is a mixture of Mancunian, Stoke, Saddleworth and Oldham. A reet hodge podge!
I recommend you stay well away from cockney, scouser and salford accents! North east and south west England have some right comedy ones too.
And this!
And Bolton!
Dress poorly and call everyone "geeza", even younger people. They'd love you. You'd fit right in.
After all "If it's not Scottish..............It's CRAP!"
For a Scot's accent, study Robin Williams in this skit.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=l_OmnP527Dw&feature=related
Remember that correct English pronunciation is rather odd if you are not used to it. For instance wrath is pronounced "roth" (although unfortunately the American pronunciation is becoming common over here).
Schedule is another favourite, it is pronounced shed-u-al rather than the American pronunciation of ssk-ed-u-al.
Schedule is another favourite, it is pronounced shed-u-al rather than the American pronunciation of ssk-ed-u-al.
I did ask for directions in Glasgow from a burger van. He sounded like that. Though me being a brummie, he couldn't understand me either!
Sometimes I wonder why America doesn't have some British accent? It would be cool if America had some British accent. I think British accents sound better and more unique than American.
aside from British colonists, who had a British accent in America? With millions pouring in from other countries over time, everything tends to dilute -- especially a language; with such a diverse multi-cultural population all giving "their-take" on it. It's not like we all got together and decided to alter the english grammar, vocabulary, and accent just to piss them off.
Early American colonists did not have a British accent, at least not in the sense you're thinking of. At the time the prevailing British accent was actually somewhat more like an American one. We've both diverged from a common starting point.