Accent

Pronunciation mistakes come from people who have mispronounced words and they then teach you the words.

Put a Londoner and a New Yorker side by side, ask them to read the same paragraph aloud and the differences appear within seconds

Have you ever had a great idea in a meeting but hesitated to share it because you were worried about how your English would sound?

Learning the Received Pronunciation accent isn't as difficult as it seems.

Being asked to repeat yourself in a meeting is one of the main frustrations of speaking English as an additional language.

Accent softening and accent reduction are often spoken about as though they are two different things.

The British English Accent means different things to different people.

If you’re a Swedish speaker who speaks English regularly, you probably find communication easy and your vocabulary strong, yet you might still notice that some sounds, rhythms, or speech patterns give away your native language.

If you’re Dutch who speaks English regularly, you may find that, even with excellent fluency, your accent sometimes makes you less easily understood or gives away your native language.

Have you ever found that, even after years of speaking English, your accent still gives you away as a Japanese speaker?

If you’re a Korean speaker using English in your career or social life, you might find that some English sounds never quite feel “British” or natural, no matter how fluent you are.

If you’re a Portuguese speaker who feels comfortable using English at work or in social situations, you may still notice that your accent makes some words sound less “British” than you’d like.