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Speak English With A British Accent

by Alison Pitman

Would you like to speak English with an RP British English accent. This podcast provides pronunciation practice and tips and tricks to improve your spoken English.

Latest episodes

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Dinner, Tea or Supper? What Does Your Evening Meal Say About You? - Stop Speaking in Word-by-Word Mode - 10 Ways to Say We Don't Have Much Time - Hush-Hush! Why Do English Speakers Repeat Words?

You can now listen to the whole episode in my British Accent Bundle membership site.  Become a member today for only £59: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle  or l

Oct 23
7 min

So, What Are We Doing for Dinner?":Arranging Plans Like a Brit - The suffix rule that predicts word stress - When Something Is Bloody Difficult - 5 Myths About Becoming a Confident British English Speaker

If you'd like to hear the whole show you can either become a paid subscriber on Substack or if you're a member of my British Accent Bundle you can access all new episodes

Oct 16
8 min

Why Do Americans Make Dates and Times So Complicated? - Why your WH-questions sound "off" - What Kind of Friend Are They?- The Wonderful British Word 'Piss'

Want to listen to the whole episode?  Now available in the membership site of the British Accent Bundle: learningbritishaccent.com/bundle    Join while its only £59 You

Oct 9
8 min

What Exactly Is a "Do" in British English? - Are You Mixing Up Your R's and L's? - 10 Phrasal Verbs You'll Hear in a Job Interview - Is It "To Me" or "For Me"? What's the Difference?

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/ I'm now including these podcast episodes in my British Accent Bundle!  Not a member yet?

Oct 2
6 min

The 'TR' and 'DR' sounds - why 'Train' Doesn't Sound like you think.- What Brits Really Mean by "We'll See"-"I'm Looking for Something Nice…" — How to Buy a Birthday Present in British English- The British Accent Myth That Ho

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/ From next week you can hear the complete future podcast episodes if you are subscribed to

Sep 25
6 min

The Secret Life of the Schwa: Britain's Hardest-Working Sound - How to Sound Interested Without Saying "That's Interesting" - Has It All Gone Pear-Shaped? 10 British Idioms for When Things Go Wrong - The Most Useful British Expressions Nobody Teach

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/   Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accen

Sep 18
5 min

"It Says It's Been Delivered… But It Hasn't!" — What Would You Say? - British Office English- Especially or Specially? - Why British People Ask Questions They Already Know the Answer To

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/ Or now on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/cw/LearningBritishAccent   Want to get

Sep 11
9 min

Why do Brits say Cheers! when there's nothing to celebrate? - The Hidden Music of British English: Why Some Words Almost Disappear - Say It Like You Mean It: How Sentence Stress Changes Your Meaning - Phrasal Verbs with BREAK

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British A

Sep 4
5 min

When Should You Stop Trusting English Spelling? - How Brits Deliver Bad News Without Sounding Horrible - Home, House, Property, Flat or Apartment? - Returning Clothes That Don't Fit

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British A

Aug 29
5 min

Why British Conversations Rarely Get Straight to the Point - The British Accent Isn't Faster - Historic, Historical... and Three Other Word Pairs Even Native Speakers Mix Up - How to Sound More Confident (Without Learning a Single New Word)

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British A

Aug 21
5 min

Stop Pronouncing Every Letter - The Secret Meaning Behind "Quite", "Rather" and "Pretty" - How British People Sound Polite Without The Need To Say "Please" - Whose side are you on? Everyday Words That Instantly Reveal Which Side of the Atlantic Yo

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/   Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accen

Aug 14
4 min

Cut this, cut that — why the British can't stop cutting things - How to Bargain Politely (The British Way) - When "Common" Is… Not So Common 😏 - Why "next day" sounds like nex-day 🇬🇧 - Sample

Want to listen to the full show?  Join my Substack :  Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Em

Aug 7
5 min

Compilation: Conversation Phrases beginning with B - Tips for Spontaneous Speaking - S at the end of words - Does your accent mark you out?

Join me on Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British A

Jul 31
13 min

Compilation: Common Mistakes in IELTS Speaking Exam - Shadowing Technique - Conversation Phrases beginning with T - Are you getting'DEAR' wrong?

  Join the Substack :  https://speakenglishwithrpbritishaccent.substack.com/     Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British

Jul 24
20 min

Annoying Speech Habits - Taking Your Time - Conversation Practice: Talking to Estate Agents - Conversation Phrases starting with M

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jul 17
22 min

Compilation Episode: Emotion Phrasal Verbs - Tongue Twisters Part 2 - Fitness Vocab - Are these words tripping you up?

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jul 10
24 min

Compilation - Why A Posh Voice isn't necessarily good - Emotion Idioms - Tongue Twisters - Ways of Saying Hello

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jul 3
22 min

Questions that make you sound impressive in interviews 🇬🇧- The 'ear' sound in RP: why "near" is trickier than it looks 🇬🇧- Enough: the most quietly dramatic word in English 🇬🇧 - How to describe injuries (without sounding dramatic

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jun 26
21 min

Already, still, yet: tiny words, big confusion 🇬🇧 - Phrasal verbs: where the stress REALLY goes 🇬🇧- Booking horse riding lessons (without falling off your English) 🐎🇬🇧 - -ly words that AREN'T adverbs (yes, really) 🇬🇧

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jun 19
18 min

Sound like a calm, confident leader (without shouting) 🇬🇧 - How to sound British when listing things (it's all in the voice) 🇬🇧- How to sound British when things happen one after another 🇬🇧 -Tech acronyms: say them like a Brit (without

Want to get in touch ? Email: mail@learningbritishaccent.com Want the British Accent Training Courses? Details: https://learningbritishaccent.com/bundle/ 12 month sub

Jun 12
21 min

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I just love it. It may seem like very basic podcast but it’s not. It’s very well and professionally prepared and beautifully presented. So many useful topics. It’s not about listening to some useless stuff just to listen to the accent, but there’s actually very interesting information given. Thank you thank you thank you!

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