English Accent

[cmo]

English language vary in expression and accent depending on country (or estate) where English is spoken.

Do you have any preference?

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[ArcadeMaster]

I prefer the American accent!

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[Ninoy Aquino]

i prefer british accent because this is the mother of all english accent... :D

[noureem]

i love the accent of english american

anyway it more difficult than the british language
if you know english american well it will be easy to learn british one

[abhie]

British! :superhappy:

[camille]

i prefer English!!

[adrian68]

i vote for others

i prefer tagalog accent :D

hehe :D :D :D

you know why...

[cmo]

i vote for others

i prefer tagalog accent :D

hehe :D :D :D

you know why...

English with Tagalog accent we call Filipino English, :laugh1:

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[chelsea]

i prefer british accent.. :LOVE0052:

[aiepro]

Accent shouldn't matter, but it does. American accent is considered the global accent. Globalization is the word.

[ctivnan]

Accent shouldn't matter, but it does. American accent is considered the global accent. Globalization is the word.

I see. I will use "global accent" and see how my students react. In my class, I normally use "standard accent," which is American.

However, in Europe the British accent still rules!

Accent does matter! I think that if you choose to learn a particular variety of English, you should be consistent. Personally, it feels strange to hear someone with a mixed accent, i.e. British and American accent combined or Filipino and American accent combined.

[aiepro]

I actually find non-American accents to be sexy. This era of globalization just demands the American one. I actually teach Neutralized American Accent, and I currently have over 40 students in three different groups.

[dyes424]

i vote for british accent

[dorinnaliz]

British and American Accent is fine with me. :)

[allen1109]

voted for australian accent.

good day mate!!!

[djahna]

I vote for Carabao English!! bwahahahah Anybody has a problem with that?! :mafia:

[ctivnan]

I vote for Carabao English!! bwahahahah Anybody has a problem with that?! :mafia:

Is that a new choice for the poll, now!? ^^ :lol:

[djahna]

Is that a new choice for the poll, now!? ^^ :lol:

Actually, I find it appalling that it wasn't included in the poll at all. :smoking2: heheh

[ctivnan]

Actually, I find it appalling that it wasn't included in the poll at all. :smoking2: heheh

:lol:

[christia]

British

[tarush]

I prefer Filipino English as identified by cmo.hihihi! :wink1: It is clear and understandable. :wave:

[Jason]

British rocks.... but I prefer American accent... <----its more useful

[glassedeyes]

Seemingly everyone's going for either American or British. I for one like playing around with the British Accent, but to use it in normal, everyday talk sounds difficult.

Scottish is pretty fun too.

I forgot how the Irish accent sound like but I do remember Brosnan Pierce is Irish so, hmm.

[WhiteBoy]

If you want to excel and have almost all people everywhere in the business area then American English is what is use in international business and the internet.

[lovelinp]

English Carabao is Great and American English is Universal so everybody can relate, but for me British Accent really Rocks cauz when I here someone speak like that I felt like I do have a royal Blood!!hehehehe!! Peace!!

[ajarn_alfred]

As long as you can communicate clearly in English and your listeners understand your speaking -then you have a good accent.

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[Christina]

English language vary in expression and accent depending on country (or estate) where English is spoken.

Do you have any preference?

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I prefer the mixed combinations, American,British and Canadian accents. I wonder how will they mix up. I just want to have a little variation of the tone and pronunciation of words and a little experiment maybe.

[Christina]

If you want to excel and have almost all people everywhere in the business area then American English is what is use in international business and the internet.

Yes,you`re definitely right. It`s an international language use in every part of the globe. And it is still my interest to enhance further my skill specifically in English conversation.

[Arbitrary]

The idea of calling the English we know or should I say the English some of us know as Carabao-English isn't very positive though. There's this complex reason that I am being lazy to type. (Sorry)

I'd say it's English of Filipino accent.

[xinggay31]

actually, british is much better english

[roxel81]

american accent

[neyx]

I answered none of the above :) I like Filipino-English accent better.

[loe]

actually, british is much better english

I agree... beside, british accent is sexy :LOVE0089::heart3:

[batts]

:coffeedrink:Sorry but you can not have a british accent You can have Scotish, welsh, Irish, or English
my answer is English Accent is the best as all the other countrys borrowed the language
and can not speak it properly

[kaye0128]

i prefer american english

[tine]

i think its not with the accent or what
it's how you deliver the said language be it in english or british
as long as the person your talking with will understand your point

(correct my grammar please :)

[alexus495]

I prefer american accent. Used to talk to them everyday at work before I got transferred to the UK team.
I find it easy to understand talking to americans than british people.

Also, most (if not all) teachers at school, uses american accent than british accent.

[DianeShishio]

I agree... beside, british accent is sexy :LOVE0089::heart3:

Ditto! Moi love the British accent

[talon1]

There are different accents whether it be American or British. The American English we hear in the news is the American Broadcast standard. The British English a lot of us here from Brosnan, Grant and the BBC crew is what BBC news english is.
The British english is predominantly non-rhotic. hence, they do not pronounce the letter "R" . To learn more on British english. You can visit www.bbc.co.uk (http://www.bbc.co.uk) and click the link on learning english.

[fraulein1717]

i LIKE TO LEARN British ACCENT

But I prefer American above all!

[pinoypower]

I see. I will use "global accent" and see how my students react. In my class, I normally use "standard accent," which is American.

However, in Europe the British accent still rules!

Accent does matter! I think that if you choose to learn a particular variety of English, you should be consistent. Personally, it feels strange to hear someone with a mixed accent, i.e. British and American accent combined or Filipino and American accent combined.

If you feel strange to hear someone with a mixed accent then we might be strangers in the night when we finally meet and have some coffee because my English shifts from American to British to Hinglish to Taglish and finally to Arabglish.:laugh:LBM

[ctivnan]

If you feel strange to hear someone with mixed accents then we might be strangers in the night when we finally meet and have some coffee because my English shifts from American to British to Hinglish to Taglish and finally to Arabglish.:laugh:LBM

That'll be something to look forward to!! :lol:

[gAn]

i think its not with the accent or what
it's how you deliver the said language be it in english or british
as long as the person your talking with will understand your point

(correct my grammar please :)
Hi tine! You said "correct my grammar please."

Here's a friendly correction...

"... as long as the person your talking with..." should be "as long as the person you're talking with."

[fraulein1717]

I like Singlish lah! LOL

[pinoypower]

I like Singlish lah! LOL

Is that Singapore English or Singing English?:BOWL: LBM

[neyx]

Is that Singapore English or Singing English?:BOWL: LBM

That might also mean "la-singlish" (drunk-lish) haha I sometimes hear that specially when people around me are drunk they speak in english as in sing-lish haha!

[pinoypower]

That might also mean "la-singlish" (drunk-lish) haha i sometimes here that specially when people around me are drunk they speak in english as in sing-lish haha!
In that case, Singlish is the first accent I developed. The more sozzled I was the more slang I spoke.:bowling_laugh:

[Orator]

My opinion of accents and their palatability differs from the American English/accent advocates mainly because British English is widely understood by European and African natives unlike American English. Therefore I wouldn't outrightly declare that either version is the most spoken nor understood.

[thynneberry]

austrilian accent. it's cool to be different sometimes.
hahah! :D
i've been to australia and it really challenged me understanding their acccent. : )

[manilaenglis]

it's cool to be different sometimes.
hahah! :D

I agree. :type:

[luckycharm15]

Oh! I'm having a hard time understanding Australian accent..

[amor]

british

[ctivnan]

Oh! I'm having a hard time understanding Australian accent..

Me, too. :D
I think we have to watch more of the Australian Discovery Channel to get a bit used to it. :idea:

[trailblazerstravelntours]

I'd love to pass as native speaker of Britain and the US of A. And Australia and Ireland, too! I could be the lady counterpart of Mr. Bourne Identity. Maybe handy when I do those undercover assignments. Hahaha!


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[Maria_maria]

I guess it depends on which accent is more intelligible to the person you're talking to.

Here in the Philippines, I tend to lean towards the American accent because it's what people understand. However, when I was in Prague and Japan, I had to switch to a British accent because they could understand it better.

[ctivnan]

I guess it depends on which accent is more intelligible to the person you're talking to.

Here in the Philippines, I tend to lean towards the American accent because it's what people understand. However, when I was in Prague and Japan, I had to switch to a British accent because they could understand it better.

That true Maria_maria, the English language is now gearing toward intelligibility in terms of accent, among many others. :dance:

[laurentech]

Hello, Im Newbie Here...

[gAn]

Hello, Im Newbie Here...
Hello, laurentech! Welcome to English Coffee (EC)!

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[ayumie]

learned irish and american english in school but now more focused on what is best understood by my young students :wink1:

gAn it was irish and american english in school right ? :confused:

[veron]

Ayume... we were taught American English by Irish nuns!!!! :)

[gAn]

Thanks, Veron!

I thought I was absent when they taught you Irish English.

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[veron]

:music-smiley-7524:
am sure you're not absent gAn... maybe Ayunie was....

[ayumie]

thank you veron and gAn

oh well i was probably dreaming away :cat: :tease:

[la i]

Ayumie, gAn and Veron

whatever it was, i believe we were pretty well taught in written as well as spoken English sans the particular idiosyncracies of specific native speakers but the kind of English that is universally intelligible, aurally as well as in print. What say you, Chicas?

[gAn]

Couldn't have said it better, la_i!

:thatsit:

:) :happy0007:

[veron]

yeah La-i! You said it all to a T! :flashy:

[la i]

Thanks, Veron. In a global village wherein understanding is the ultimate goal, accents can impair intelligibility. Best not to adhere to any particular accent but uphold the principles of proper diction and clear articulation.

[nadine]

i agree! I vote "American english".. more apprehendable.. one british woman came to me one time and asked a tea, o my gosh.. what's ti you are talking about.. as i watched films in english and british, i love american english sound.. that's why i'm collecting "prison break" sessions.

[tangkaruray]

Other than the fact that we have closer ties with the Americans (politically), American English is still the global lingua franca. In shooting Hollywood movies, for instance, British and Australian actors have to shift to the American accent and some even have dialect coaches on the set to help them!

Of course, let's not forget that the fact we speak English with an American accent is one of the reasons why several outsourcing companies choose the Philippines as their destination.

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[purpleybutterfly]

I prefer the English accent... which is also called the British accent... English originated in England that's why it's called English.. ;) but yea, it's nice to listen to them.. they vary from county to county and city to city.. very engaging and unique.. You easily know where certain individuals are from when listening to their accent.

[q_sharon]

If you feel strange to hear someone with a mixed accent then we might be strangers in the night when we finally meet and have some coffee because my English shifts from American to British to Hinglish to Taglish and finally to Arabglish.:laugh:LBM

Looking forward to hearing you speak these varities of English in person, pinoypower, maybe over a cup of coffee. :laugh:

[jericoesteron]

How come we don't recognize Asian English?

[ctivnan]

How come we don't recognize Asian English?

:hey: Hi there Jericoesteron!

What do you mean by Asian English? :coffeedrink:

[pinoypower]

Looking forward to hearing you speak these varities of English in person, pinoypower, maybe over a cup of coffee. :laugh:

I would be delighted to sit with you and speak various English accents. It's actually easy because it would just be impersonating persons from different countries whom I've met in the past 25 years of my stay here in Bahrain. Perhaps you wouldn't believe but I can easily tell the nationality of a person by his accent alone just as I can identify a Filipino from which place in the Philippines he is. The secret is remembering real personalities and how they speak with their accent.:superhappy:
I am looking forward to that EB not just over 'a cup of coffee' but over 'cups of coffee'.:coffee1::coffee1::coffee1::coffee1::coffe e1::coffee1::superhappy:

[q_sharon]

I would be delighted to sit with you and speak various English accents. It's actually easy because it would just be impersonating persons from different countries whom I've met in the past 25 years of my stay here in Bahrain. Perhaps you wouldn't believe but I can easily tell the nationality of a person by his accent alone just as I can identify a Filipino from which place in the Philippines he is. The secret is remembering real personalities and how they speak with their accent.:superhappy:
I am looking forward to that EB not just over 'a cup of coffee' but over 'cups of coffee'.:coffee1::coffee1::coffee1::coffee1::coffe e1::coffee1::superhappy:

My pleasure, pinoypower. :COOL0020:

You must really a "people person" and your knack for impersonating them is simply for the books. It would be exciting to see you doing that in person. My hats to you, man from Bahrain. :okay:

Over cups of coffee, yes. :coffee1: :dance3: :coffee1: :dance3:

And during that time, you would also tell us things you have in common with Erap. I am still puzzled what those common things are. :BIGGRIN:

[jericoesteron]

I mean our own variety of English, and the accent that goes with it. Philippine variety or Singaporean, or Indonesian perhaps?

[ctivnan]

I mean our own variety of English, and the accent that goes with it. Philippine variety or Singaporean, or Indonesian perhaps?

I see. I think the idea of CMO here is English used as a first language.

[euqinimod]

I like British accent.. so cute!!

haha.. but I have nice American accent.. that's what they require us here (at work) to have..

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[tcha]

of course... American! right euqinimod?

[euqinimod]

how about Korean accent.. :music:

[ctivnan]

how about Korean accent.. :music:

Do you like Korean English? :happy0088:

[euqinimod]

not really..

:rain:

[g0rge0us]

not really..



But I bet you like the Kong-Lish alert..I used to teach that..haha

[euqinimod]

Haha.. of course.. it's very helpful..not just to Koreans but to all people who does not have English as their native language..:bounce:

[Pbuersrahp]

American accent is much simple, yet, it's suitable for all types of speech.