Can and can’t
A short pronunciation lesson for those who are aiming at a better (or any) RP.
I can,
Yes, do learn the language
You think you do understand and you are understood by e-e-everyone. Think again 😉
Mayday, mayday
Do you speak English?
Ze breakfast in ze evening
The good old
The Italian Man Who went to Malta
When I get home I’ll get a massage from the answering machine,
Beg your pardon?
Speaking of accents, a colleague of mine (thank you, R.) reminded me of the “Eleven” case. (slight giggle 🙂 )
I’ll use the stairs 🙂
Still gigglin’,
You are your voice
We talked (a bit) about others judging us by our language command.
Here we have another point of view. Could you seem taller if you talked with different articulation or tone? 🙂
Open you mouth and your soul flies out…
Probably the best free web service/site/podcasts that I have stumbled upon these past years is the BBC Learning English:
Pronunciation tips
Try them and tell me what you thought about it. Do you have something else in mind?
Working on my voice,
British Accents
You thought there is only one, didn’t you ? 🙂
In fact, there is no “British English” – there are oh-so-many of them. If you, however, meant the official accent, you probably have in mind the RP (meaning “Received Pronunciation”), a.k.a. “Queen’s English” or “BBC English”.
Now, let us get back to the topic and take a tour across Britain:
What is your accent?
Do you like the RP or the “American” English better? What about the Aussies?
Please share your thoughts in the comments below.
Yours truly,
AWARDS
Just English 