There was a site of speakers around the world speaking a specific phrase in English. This was to show how regional dialects of English sounded. You could click on a map and it would pull up video of these speakers. Does anyone know what that site is? If not, perhaps a good response would include a concise phrase that can show different regional variations (cot/caught, don/dawn, pin/pen). [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2008 - 9 answers

What do you call a long, thin sandwich, and where do you live? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 140 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

Which Chinese dialect should I learn to best survive in Shanghai, and how? Difficulty: I have 6 weeks. [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 10 answers

In preparation of studying abroad in the Tohoku region of Japan next year, I am looking for useful dialect-related tools and resources. [more inside]
posted on Sep 25, 2007 - 3 answers

Which British dialect pronounces R's like a W? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2007 - 35 answers

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

Was Polari employed by gays in America during the 60's ? If not, what ? [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2006 - 9 answers

Bookworm MeFites: I'm looking for novels, short stories, and plays by white authors where their non-white characters speak in a dialect. For instance, the slave Jim in Twain's Huckleberry Finn. [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2006 - 45 answers

Did "based on" beget "based off of"? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2006 - 28 answers

Where did pirate speech come from? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2006 - 18 answers

Why do some speakers omit the word 'the' from before many nouns? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2005 - 27 answers

Funny native accents? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2005 - 51 answers

Please help me understand why so many people pronounce Valentine's Day as ValenTIMES Day? I'm noticing this more and more and it's driving me crazy. Are these the same people who say 'libary' and 'supposibly', because those two I can almost tolerate, but Valentines Day with an M?!?! Please explain! Thanks and I hope I haven't offended anyone with my first post on here. :)
posted on Feb 10, 2005 - 73 answers

I'm curious about a bit of (apparently) southern dialect. I'm not sure how to spell it, but it sounds like "do what?" or "du what?" or "d'what?" and seems to mean the same thing as "what?" or "huh?" or "say that again?" I'm from the Northeast, and the first time I heard this, it sounded really strange to me, like people were just adding "do" to the beginning of "what" for no reason. Does anyone know its origin, what part of the U.S. it's prevalent in, and what it means exactly? (Google was no help.)
posted on Apr 14, 2004 - 29 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