How do I fix my "accent"? [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2008 - 23 answers

What do you think of a person when you find out that they are foreigners. I'm specifically asking if you have noticed yourself acting differently to a person with an accent. Lengthy description follows. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 42 answers

How can I learn to speak with a Transatlantic accent? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 18 answers

Help me identify Jon Stewart's accent [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 11 answers

Where can I find examples of characters in film speaking English with a Columbian accent? I'm also looking for plays in English with Columbian characters. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 14 answers

Looking for accent reduction classes/coaches in New York City. Can you recommend anyone? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I re-learn how to pronounce words in English and minimize my accent? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 13 answers

What is the strongest Wireless Accent Point that I can buy? I need to cover about 100m radius inside a single building at a manufacturing company where we have lots of big machines running constantly. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 5 answers

What books/courses/web tutorials would you recommend to help me learn the Received Pronunciation (BBC) English accent? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

I want to know more about the Japanese accent in Kobe/Osaka. [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 5 answers

Who started the idea that fantasy dwarves have a Scottish burr? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 14 answers

car question: timing belt replacement on Hyundai 2003 Accent at 60k? [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 13 answers

AccentFilter: What makes a New England accent recognizable? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2007 - 22 answers

I heard once that the Indian accent for spoken English is a legacy of Welsh missionaries/teachers in the subcontinent. Granted, the cadences are similar, but on the whole the story sounds a little far fetched to me. Can anyone out there confirm or deny the truth of it, preferably with footnotes? Many thanks.
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 11 answers

How can I eliminate my American accent when speaking Spanish? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 16 answers

Intonation (specifically English). Can I change it? Can I flip between them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2007 - 11 answers

Been watching early episodes of The Office (UK version). The lead character, a vain, self-important white-collar middle manager, speaks with a Cockney accent. This Yank is damn confused. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2007 - 55 answers

I'm reading through some instructional material regarding the French language from About.com, and am running up against some inconsistencies in the way accented characters are being rendered in Firefox. Some pages render correctly, and others do not - the accented characters are replaced by question mark characters (these pages render correctly in Safari). Why would there be a difference between pages like this?
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 2 answers

ConfusedYankFilter: What's the deal with the British pronouncing "idea" as "ideer"? [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2007 - 57 answers

What are the origins/evolution of the American accent? In particular, where did they get the heavily rounded vowels (e.g. 'a' in "fan"), the long airy 'r' sounds (e.g. in "terror") the lack of the 'y' sound in words like "tube", and the flat 'a' sounds in words like "castle" and "master". Where in the UK did/do they speak like this? Are there any differences across states in the way these are spoken?
posted on Dec 2, 2006 - 20 answers

[FranceFilter] I'm an early 20s Canadian doing a 4-month internship near Lyon, France in January. I have a few nagging questions before I leave. [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 15 answers

Why is Heidi Klum's English accent better than Henry Kissinger's?
posted on Nov 29, 2006 - 14 answers

Language/Dialect-filter: In search of "authentic" Southern (American) accents... [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2006 - 48 answers

If British and Australian actors can do a convincing American accent, and American, Australian and British actors can do convincing foreign accents, why can't Spanish or French actors do an American accent? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 48 answers

Help me with a German accent. [more inside]
posted on Jun 9, 2006 - 17 answers

What is the word for...when someone speaks in a different accent or tone to depict the fact that they are not totally committed to what they are saying (either for amusement or fear of reprisal)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2006 - 20 answers

How do accents work? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 35 answers

How come British English-speakers never say "I am going to THE hospital"? It's always "I am going to hospital."? We actually got BBC America and why do that is driving me crazy....thanks to anyone who helps. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2006 - 44 answers

How would an American pick up a British accent while in Britain? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2005 - 40 answers

So I was watching BBC's Blue Planet documentary, a chapter of which covered deep sea life... [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2005 - 7 answers

AccentFilter: Any tips for faking New England? [mi]
posted on Nov 29, 2004 - 24 answers

A writer's question: how does British English read (and internally, silently sound) to Americans? [More inside.]
posted on Feb 22, 2004 - 36 answers