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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
where to learn Oxfordshire accent?
Hi everyone. So my problem is this:
When I was young, we used to live in Yorkshire, and I first learned English while living there. We all left the UK shortly afterwards, but I got stuck with an accent. Nowdays, I still speak with somekind of an accent, but not fluently and clear enough. I wish to improve that situation. From what I understand, my accent is called Oxfordshire accent. I am desperate to find a free/payed source from which I can learn to speak well again in my original accent. Does anyone has any idea????
When I was young, we used to live in Yorkshire, and I first learned English while living there. We all left the UK shortly afterwards, but I got stuck with an accent. Nowdays, I still speak with somekind of an accent, but not fluently and clear enough. I wish to improve that situation. From what I understand, my accent is called Oxfordshire accent. I am desperate to find a free/payed source from which I can learn to speak well again in my original accent. Does anyone has any idea????
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I wouldn't waste my time and especially money on trying to change my accent. We are accustomed to hearing many different accents every day — on TV, at the cinema, in the corner shop, in many takeaways and restaurants etc. They all contribute to the rich tapestry of life.
- I wouldn't waste my time and especially money on trying to change my accent.
- We are accustomed to hearing many different accents every day — on TV, at the cinema, in the corner shop, in many takeaways and restaurants etc.
- They all contribute to the rich tapestry of life.
- Your accent defines who you are – don't be ashamed of it.
- Those who try too hard to change their natural accent always run the risk of sounding pretentious and/or ridiculous.
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I wouldn't waste my time and especially money on trying to change my accent.
We are accustomed to hearing many different accents every day — on TV, at the cinema, in the corner shop, in many takeaways and restaurants etc. They all contribute to the rich tapestry of life.
Your accent defines who you are – don't be ashamed of it.
Those who try too hard to change their natu
We are accustomed to hearing many different accents every day — on TV, at the cinema, in the corner shop, in many takeaways and restaurants etc. They all contribute to the rich tapestry of life.
Your accent defines who you are – don't be ashamed of it.
Those who try too hard to change their natu
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Hi Rover.
Thanks for the sweet reply, but I think you didn't quite understand my problem.
I still have an accent. I feel very comfortable talking with an accent rather then trying to talk without it.
My issue is that because I don't speak much English in my everyday life, when I do speak, I tend to stumble upon compliceted words in this collision between my accent and the way I know th
Thanks for the sweet reply, but I think you didn't quite understand my problem.
I still have an accent. I feel very comfortable talking with an accent rather then trying to talk without it.
My issue is that because I don't speak much English in my everyday life, when I do speak, I tend to stumble upon compliceted words in this collision between my accent and the way I know th
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How did you end up with an Oxfordshire accent if you lived in Yorkshire and then left the UK? Yorkshire and Oxfordshire accents are very different.
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Many English words are not pronounced as they are spelled. If you are unsure about how a word is pronounced you can find audio guides in many online dictionaries, such as htt
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Thank you Blue Jay for the detailed answer! You gave me so many great ideas and the Cambridge website is awesome!
I will get right to it as soon as my end of term exams will end
I will get right to it as soon as my end of term exams will end
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