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Old 17-May-2007, 13:03
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Question I want to learn British accent

Hello respected teachers and friends,

I come from India, and i found British way of speaking English very professional and i would certainly like to acquire it, so can you please tell me or rather let me know how to speak in British accent and techniques to acquire it.
As i work in air service industry i want to become professional and want to become more confident while i speak...........

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First, there are many different british accents, some of which will be absolutely no use to you. You mean, I think a cultured public school type of accent. This is difficult to learn quickly. You would need years to even come near it, and probably never succeed, as language and accent are formed normally before the person is three years old. After that you are stuck... My advice is to just try and speak plain english in your own way. Don't lose your heritage.
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First, there are many different british accents, some of which will be absolutely no use to you. You mean, I think a cultured public school type of accent. This is difficult to learn quickly. You would need years to even come near it, and probably never succeed, as language and accent are formed normally before the person is three years old. After that you are stuck... My advice is to just try and speak plain english in your own way. Don't lose your heritage.
Respected Sir,

As far as i know i am not a person who tends to give up easily, and as the impossibility in learning British accent is concerned- i would like to say that ' Nothing is impossible'-- and also the word 'Impossible' says that ' I-m-possible', so as and then i am not going to retreat and surrender.
I do have sheer faith in me and i shall certainly achieve success.....soon.

sorry if i have offended you, i did not do intentionally,
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Listen as best you can then to BBC English and try to emulate the accent. Where there is a will...

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Dear friend,
as you told nothing is possible if you have the will to go ahead and achieve what you are looking for.

what you need is practice daily. you can listen to this accent from different resources, then practice what you listening. in additiion, you need to study phonetics to know the right way of pronouncing English letters.

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