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How long did it take for the United States to lose all traces of a British accent among its citizens?
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posted by newfers
on Dec 29, 2012 -
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Have there been any American actors that have been cast as primary characters on British shows and use a British accent?
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posted by curious nu
on May 6, 2012 -
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I have often have trouble understanding what ESL speakers are saying, and I pretty much feel like a jerk after asking someone to repeat something a third time.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 9, 2011 -
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Is there a resource that demonstrates how to do foreign accents by re-spelling words in such a way that when read aloud by an American, will closely resemble the accent? For example, in "Australian", Down = Dan.
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed
on Apr 2, 2010 -
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I want to expand my collection of accents. What movies should I watch? I'm especially interested in regional American, UK and Irish accents, but hearing non-native English speakers is helpful as well.
posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Feb 24, 2010 -
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What is the shortest sentence that would highlight differences in dialects and accents in the English language?
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posted by Samuel Farrow
on Jul 21, 2007 -
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What are the stereotypes of the native English speaker's accent as perceived by non-English-speakers?
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posted by Shane
on Oct 7, 2004 -
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