Tag Archives: Accents

Howdy Partner, Where Ya From?: A Guide to American Accents

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The United States of America is a huge country made up of 50 states, 48 continental and 2 separate, each of which has its own identity, sense of pride and history. There is however one common denominator: the English language. In total, there are 225 million native speakers of English and 25.6 million speakers of English(…)


Even Movie Stars Are Guilty: Celebrity Bad Accents

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When was the last time you had to say something in another language and froze up, because you were worried about not being understood or that your awful pronunciation would lead to mortifying misunderstandings? We have all been there. Do not fear! If pronunciation is your particular language weakness, then we are here to tell(…)


The World’s Sexiest Accents – What Gets Your Vote?

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Sure, we all have our preferences – for some, the sultry sweetness of français has them weak at the knees, for others it’s the rich luxuriousness of italiano that does the trick,  but for all of us, the sound of someone speaking our language in even a slightly different way can be astonishingly sexy. [socialpoll(…)