It's a tale as old as time: British actors crossing the pond to be cast in big-time American movies and television shows. Which means speaking in an American accent for months—sometimes even years—at ...

Did you know that US English is generally rhotic (pronouncing 'r' in hard), while UK accents are non-rhotic (dropping the 'r' ...

Fantasy books and films are a massive hit with both readers and spectators. Although the tales occur in a fictional realm, the characters always speak with British accents instead of American accents.

"My film-buff brother thought he was faking the British accent in Pacific Rim instead of faking an American one in everything else." "In The Walking Dead, you couldn’t detect a British accent, and I ...

It’s specifically that upper-crust English accent, the one that sounds like they went to fancy boarding schools and know which fork to use for the fish course. We don’t even have fish courses! That’s ...

Hear the fascinating rhythms that distinguish American, British and Australian accents – rhythms that are misrepresented by the major dictionaries, and that can trip up American actors when they aim ...