I need help with slang for a 17th century tavern wench plague victim! [more inside]
posted by KathyK on Oct 26, 2009 - 8 answers

LivingAbroadFilter: Help me mimic the Castillian accent through music! [more inside]
posted by PaulingL on Sep 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Why can't I, and how can I, hear my dad's accent? [more inside]
posted by Saxon Kane on Sep 16, 2009 - 21 answers

Looking for podcasts or radio shows with women talking in Mancunian accents or similar Northern English accents. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Sep 5, 2009 - 6 answers

Is it a widespread behavior for multilingual speakers of english to get a more anglicized accent when talking to a native speaker? [more inside]
posted by Non Prosequitur on Aug 22, 2009 - 19 answers

UK accents for Americans: these two actresses sound similar to me. Is it a regional accent, or are their distinctive speech patterns just similar? [more inside]
posted by bartleby on Jul 27, 2009 - 7 answers

What accent does June Carter have in Walk the Line? [more inside]
posted by katrielalex on Jul 24, 2009 - 14 answers

BritFilter: What is Jay Rayder's speaking accent? (He's the bearded man in this video clip.) [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jun 18, 2009 - 16 answers

Yet another accent question, this time Quebecois French. [more inside]
posted by stray on Mar 27, 2009 - 18 answers

Finding pronunciation-intensive courses abroad for French or German. [more inside]
posted by trouserlouse on Mar 24, 2009 - 11 answers

Help me do a convincing Japanese accent. [more inside]
posted by stray on Feb 7, 2009 - 15 answers

Why do some British news reporters insist on pronouncing Barack Obama's first name like "barrack"? [more inside]
posted by sammich on Jan 22, 2009 - 45 answers

Who is Sir David Frost reminding me of? His accent is distinct, and his voice sounds like.....SOMEONE. Who? [more inside]
posted by soonertbone on Nov 21, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I fix my "accent"? [more inside]
posted by champthom 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 by the_dude on Jul 9, 2008 - 42 answers

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

Help me identify Jon Stewart's accent [more inside]
posted by gregb1007 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 by raygan on Apr 9, 2008 - 14 answers

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

How do I re-learn how to pronounce words in English and minimize my accent? [more inside]
posted by Memo 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 by chime 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 by scarylarry on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

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

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

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

AccentFilter: What makes a New England accent recognizable? [more inside]
posted by gregb1007 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 by IndigoJones on Aug 9, 2007 - 11 answers

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

Intonation (specifically English). Can I change it? Can I flip between them? [more inside]
posted by gadha 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 by Gordion Knott 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 by DandyRandy on Feb 21, 2007 - 2 answers

ConfusedYankFilter: What's the deal with the British pronouncing "idea" as "ideer"? [more inside]
posted by evisceratordeath 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 by vizsla 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 by KevCed on Nov 30, 2006 - 15 answers

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

Language/Dialect-filter: In search of "authentic" Southern (American) accents... [more inside]
posted by ibeji 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 by generic230 on Aug 21, 2006 - 48 answers

Help me with a German accent. [more inside]
posted by EarBucket 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 by pettins on Mar 28, 2006 - 20 answers

How do accents work? [more inside]
posted by docgonzo 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 by skepticallypleased on Feb 19, 2006 - 44 answers

How would an American pick up a British accent while in Britain? [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint 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 by Rothko on Apr 16, 2005 - 7 answers

AccentFilter: Any tips for faking New England? [mi] [more inside]
posted by monkey closet on Nov 29, 2004 - 23 answers

A writer's question: how does British English read (and internally, silently sound) to Americans? [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Feb 22, 2004 - 35 answers