I grew up in Southern California but have lived all over the country. After going back to California for a few years I find myself saying "way" instead of "very" often. Ex: "it's way hot outside." "That's way dirty." I always assumed it was a southwest thing. I am watching a show where a man from Florida is saying it. Trying to Google it I can only find a short blurb saying southerners do it but I have never heard anyone outside of California talk this way. Does anyone have a pulse on this?

I want to start improving my english accent but dialect coaches are really expensive and most of their coaching is videos instead of live interaction with them. Live interaction and coaching is additional charge. Do I really need a coach or are there ways to improve myself? any suggestions would be helpful.

Hello! I was wondering, What are the main problems, desires, frustrations dialect coaches have marketing wise?

What are the things that are preventing you to reach your ideal situation? What solution would you wish there existed for you to reach your career goals?

I want to know what dialect coaches' problems are, so I can create the best non expensive solution for them marketing wise!

Thank you very much

Sorry if the title is a bit hard to understand. I just realized that when my grandparents (silent generation from Eastern Texas) and old country singers like George Jones and Conway Twitty pronounce the word "ever" and a few other words I can't think of, they pronounce it like "elver". I tried to see if this was a common thing in the southern accent but I found nothing online. I have been told that I have a pretty thick accent and I don't say it like that, and neither does my dad or any other people who are younger but also have thick southern accents. Any information would be much appreciated.

Bonjour tout le monde, c'est la première fois que je me connecte à ce site. Je suis en masteur de linguistique français à une université en Chine, et j'aimerais beaucoup étudier les dialectes français. J'ai déjè fait une analyse sociolinguistique sur les fonctions sociales des dialectes (surtout le ch'tis) utilisé dans le film Bienvenue chez le ch'tis, et je prévois d'aller en France pour un échange d'un an l'année prochaine. Maintenant j'ai l'intention de faire une analyse comparative des dialectes du Nord et du Sud, mais le problème est que je ne savais pas en fait l'état actuel des recherches sur les dialectes français. Pourriez-vous me partager vos idées sur quel genre de dialecte mérite maintenant des recherches, ou sur vos connaissances des recherches dialectales en France d'aujourd'hui, ou juste sur mon projet de recherche ? Je vous remercie infiniment !

I have two relatives in the Philippines who speak English with a regional Filipino accent. Their native language is Tagalog and Yakan.

They’d like to attend coaching lessons to speak more like an American when talking in English.

It would help them with their careers since they work online for an American company.

I am originally from Baltimore, Maryland and have always had a mild Baltimore accent (the letter O being the main giveaway). I’ve lived in California for 16 years now. My California friends say they cannot hear an accent, but once I said the word “lure” and my California friend didn’t understand what I was saying. She pronounced it in two syllables “loo-UR,” whereas I pronounce it “LUHR.” I’ve been obsessed with trying to figure out where my pronunciation comes from - once in a blue moon I will hear someone in a YouTube video, podcast, or audiobook pronounce it my way, but it’s rare. For context, my dad was from Baltimore with deep Maryland roots and had a thicker Baltimore accent (Warshington, sphul-LUHR for spoiler, etc.). My mom was from Connecticut. Is this pronunciation common for the Baltimore/mid-atlantic? Or is it coming from the New England/New York influence?

I'm just curious. Here's a video: https://youtu.be/SB0Qtr92XRI?t=147

Hi everyone! Could you help me to identify the accent that Carey Mulligan is using in “Girls & Boys”? Thank you very much.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Girls-Boys-Audiobook/B07DL1VSHB?eac_link=nPPNnKhib0c4&ref=web_search_eac_asin_3&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B07DL1VSHB&qid=3tfFM4MArY&eac_id=145-7538358-2068514_3tfFM4MArY&sr=1-3

I am a speech and language therapy (bachelors) degree student in the UK and have an aspiration to become a dialect coach one day. I was wondering what the steps would be. Thank you!

I’m trying to learn how to speak in a 60s-70s accent/dialect for a project. I don’t know much about linguistics, so forgive me if I sound like I don’t know what I’m talking about. Would I go about this by exposing myself to older media and/or practicing this particular manner of speech? If anyone knows how I can learn to speak this way accurately, please let me know.

I caught myself using "way prefer" as in "I way prefer smth over smth" when texting with someone today and something was feeling off about that expression.

I googled to see if it is a thing and I did see some native speakers use it on social media, but I also saw a thread on r/englishlearning where one native speaker advised an English learner to use it, to some confusion (and aggression lol) from other native speakers

This brings me to my question: does this expression have any particular area or social group where it occurs? Or is it just bad hearing/spelling similar to "he shouldn't of"?

I've lived in the DC suburbs my whole life and I've always wondered what the accent of people specifically native to the area - born and raised here- is called, or if there is one at all (I suppose everyone has some sort of accent).

It's an area full of "transplants" so there isn't anything obvious or that stands out because so many people grew up with other accents and moved here.

Can someone please translate and let me know what this says and what language it’s written in.

I'm middle class and going into an environment where the way I talk may be misconstrued.

I am very aware why this should not be done, but such is life; I also think it sounds better as my parents speak with received pronunciation.

Current accent is southern English middle-class.

Many than is for any help, not even sure this is the correct place to post this.

Hi everyone! I've been getting into table top RPGs, like D&D, more specifically Cyberpunk Red and I have a Russian character who is learning how to speak Spanish.

Does anyone have any resources or recommendations on how I can better my Russian accent but also have that accent appear when I say words in Spanish?

One phrase I have in mind is, "Hasta la vista."

Thank you!

I try to talk like everyone else and not use a monotone voice but according to my mom I still talk differently and I think it would be better for me socially and career wise if I could talk like a neurotypical person and I was wondering if going to a dialect coach would fix it if I put in the effort or if there is another profession that specializes in that more?

Hi everyone! Does anyone have any resources they could share with me about speaking English with a Swedish accent? I am in a play right now and really struggling with the accent. I have tried googling and YouTube and I’m having the hardest time finding a good resource.

I feel like other accents have TONS of tutorials (at least, I’ve had great luck finding them) but I’m really struggling here! Thanks in advance!

I am a male (18) born and raised in Houston Texas and I have a very very thick southern accent, even though everyone my age from this urban of an area does not. My dad and grandparents have thick accents too but it’s the same way with a lot of my friends and yet they have a much lighter accent, if they have one at all. Why do I have one?

Like the title asks! Looking for something like Daniel Jones' RP Pronunciation Dictionary, but for an Irish dialect. Anybody know where I could find something like this?

Hi all. My friend, whose mother is from Perth, Australia but has effectively assimilated to a PNW/West Coast American accent, pronounces “important” like “imporahnt”. I lovingly laugh-scream at her and tell her “important like the ‘t’ in that word?!” as it is a top three pet peeve of mine. She claims it is a vestigial trait of her Australian heritage. I disagree and consider it an American West Coast ‘pocket dialect’. We are here, with respect, for your educated and professional opinions and insight into the origin(s) of the “imporahnt” pronunciation of the word ‘important’.

NB: this is the only pronunciation she has that deviates from a ‘standard’ PNW/American West Coast dialect.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

I’m a young professional looking to change my accent to sound more British.

How do I go about finding a coach? I understand this is a service often used by actors but my budget may be slightly limited.

I’d appreciate some advice.

Hello. I'm an English teacher and I help students with conversation but also pronunciation. I really helping with pronunciation and I've learned a lot doing it. However, I was thinking it could be good to study a course to learn even more about it and maybe also work with actors and other people in addition to English students. Any tips for how to do this? Thanks!

I moved from New Zealand to the US in my 20s, have been here almost 10 years now. My accent has completely faded. Any tips on how to get it back? I rarely visit home and don’t speak to my kiwi friends on the phone often. Help!