Early life. Brian Limond was born on 20 October 1974 to Jessie and Billy Limond in Glasgow, and grew up in the Carnwadric area of the city. What happened to Limmy’s show? Limmy stopped doing Limmy’s Show after three series and a Christmas special because he felt he was repeatingRead More →
Chet, who has rapped under the name of Chet Haze, has had a bumpier road than his siblings. He’s been open about his struggle with drugs, which included his time as a wanted man by British police after allegedly trashing a hotel, as well as a stint in rehab. DidRead More →
Gillian Anderson, (born August 9, 1968, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American actress and writer best known for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the television series The X-Files (1993–2002, 2016, and 2018). Does Gillian Anderson have British parents? Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois but was raised betweenRead More →
Research shows that if you start learning a language later in life (after the age of seven or later as an adult), you might become fluent but you won’t be able to change your accent. You’ll have more chance of changing your native accent in your native language, but evenRead More →
So how long does it take to change an accent and improve English Pronunciation? With accent reduction training most people see improvement within 2 – 4 weeks. People usually achieve noticeable change in their accent, clarity and English speaking confidence within 3 months. At what age is an accent permanent?Read More →
You can technically only be a Cockney if you were born in the East End of the city. To be really specific, you must have been born within the sound of Bow bells. These are the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside. A survey of the bells and howRead More →
Origin. The word cliché is borrowed from French, where it is a past passive participle of clicher, ‘to click’, used a noun; cliché is attested from 1825 and originated in the printing trades. … Through this onomatopoeia, cliché came to mean a ready-made, oft-repeated phrase. What is an example ofRead More →
Accents between the beats are called offbeats. When an accent is placed between beats or on a weak beat? Syncopation is when a normally weak beat produces an emphasis. Syncopation is putting the accents off the beat. A lot of jazz syncopation puts the accents on the “ands” in-between theRead More →
“She said, ‘Please think of me when you wear them. ‘ Later on, when we went to bed, she said, ‘It was the most beautiful Christmas I ever had. ‘” She died on January 20, 1993. Hepburn’s longtime friend, composer and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, remembers her unique grace, undimmedRead More →
Irish Gaelic only has one diacritic mark: the síneadh fada (SHEEN-oo FAH-duh), or “long accent.” It’s also known in linguistic circles as an “acute accent.” Most Irish speakers and learners simply refer to it as a “fada.” Is Irish the best accent? The survey, which polled 5,000 women from aroundRead More →