i was just wondering if anyone know how to have a slightly british slightly southern accent?

Question

i need one for a play im doing

Answer 1

You could do worse than listen to some BBC Radio 4 on the internet. The BBC is renowned for its "received pronounciation" which is seen as the "proper" way to speak with an English accent (no such thing as a British accent - Great Britain is made up of 4 different nations, all with very distinct accents)

Is your character posh or common? There are real differences in the way words are pronounced, depending on the persons background. Decide on this then try and listen out for someone that sounds the same. If you come accross a drama series called "The Archers" its probably best not to copy them as that is a heavy country acccent that they all have, generally.
You could do worse than listen to Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones or Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors or Shakespeare in Love as they don't have too bad accents - for Americans!

Answer 2

Natives who live on Ocracoke Island, NC have exactly that accent, from their forebears who were British pirates, mixed in with a North Carolina drawl - great to listen to!

I'm not quite sure how someone could describe in words to you how to create this accent - you need to hear someone and try to imitate them. Perhaps you could find a movie with this character and listen to them - there's no way to tell you how to speak!

Answer 3

Listen to Vivian Leigh in Gone With The Wind.

Answer 4

Here's a Pernounciation list:

Hello= Hell-ow

Godbye- Good-buyeee!

No- Now

Yes- Yay!, YA!


BBC also has a pernouncian guide.

Regards,

Noodle

Answer 5

This is called artist's interpretation. You do what you think needs to be done. Watch Birtish shows, and Southern shows. Practice, practice, and more practice!

Answer 6

Here's a nice site with audio clips from various areas. You have to keep clicking audio sections to get to the audio files.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/wil/