How to Speak With a British Accent

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British Accent: ARY Combination Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing ARY combinations. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: AW Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice adding AH to the AW sound. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: EU Glide Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice elongating and placing the EU glide. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Long E Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing the long E. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Long E Sounds
When developing a British accent, the British long E sound is often the most difficult to master. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Long O Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing the long O and getting a feel for it. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: More Unique Words
In order to speak with a British accent, memorize unique words. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Pitch Characteristics
Master British accent pitch characteristics by controlling the highs and lows performed by the voice. Learn how to speak with a British accent in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Placement
Placement is possibly the most essential component in making a British accent authentic and consistent. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Practice
Master a British accent through plenty of practice. Receive exercises for integrate sounds into dialogue. Learn how to speak with a British accent in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Pronunciation, Not Listening
Using a British accent is learned through pronunciation. Pronouncing words is more important than listening to them when learning to speak with a British dialect. Learn how to speak with a British accent in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Pure TT Sound
In order to speak with a British accent, do not pronounce TT as D. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: R Drop Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice the R drop. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short A Before F
In order to speak with a British accent, master the short A before F shift exceptions. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short A Before ND
In order to speak with a British accent, master the short A before ND shift exceptions. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short A Before S
In order to speak with a British accent, master the short A before S shift exceptions. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short A Before Voiceless TH
In order to speak with a British accent, master the short A before TH shift exceptions. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short O Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing the short O and getting a feel for it. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short O Spelled With A
When learning to speak with a British accent, some words with the short O sound are actually spelled with an A. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Short O Spelled With A Practice
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing the short O that is spelled with an A. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: Stress Patterns
Master British accent pitch characteristics by controlling stress patterns, which are the emphases put on syllables and words. Learn how to speak with a British accent in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: The ARY Combination
In order to speak with a British accent, in the ARY combination drop the A and pronounce the RY as a short I. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: The AW Sound
In order to speak with a British accent, add an AH sound after the AW sound. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: The EU Glide
In order to speak with a British accent, elongate the EU glide to EW. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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British Accent: The Long O
A convincing British accent, adds an E sound before the long O. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video.

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Summary: It is great fun to be able to sound like a British gangster, James Bond, or a character out of Jane Austen or Charles Dickens. Actors are often required to do British accents when playing roles on the stage, screen or television. Knowing how to speak in a British dialect is an important tool for an actor, comedian, performer or entertainer. Even class clowns and office jokesters will find that a British accent can add to their fun.

In this free entertainment video series, a professional communications instructor gives helpful hints on how to speak with a British accent. Discover important aspects of learning accents such as paying attention to pronunciation, pitch characteristics, stress patterns and placement. Get tips on the distinctive British pronunciations of the long and short O, the AW sound, long E, ARY combinations, short A, the EU glide, the R drop and the pure TT. Also, get a list of unique words that should be memorized.

About the Expert

Expert: Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of public speaking, interpersonal communications, voice and diction, and business speech. Goodwin is the author of "Be Delicious: The Art of Voice & Movement Integration."