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.

Though Star Wars is an American franchise, it has international appeal, and it has featured actors from all over the world. As such, there is a wide variety of accents present in the Star Wars ...

Why is it that when Americans — well, at least this American — hears a British accent, we think they’re smart, but the opposite, I’m sure, does not hold true? And not all British accents, mind you. I ...

Michelle Myers is a woman from Arizona who’s never left the country. But although Myers used to speak like any other American, the 45-year-old now talks with a British accent, reports the magazine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. She created a montage of her son’s pretty convincing English accent. It seemed to affect his speech whenever he asked a question.

LONDON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the largest online marketplace for voice over and audio services in the world, Voices.com has developed and released an educational interactive map, online quiz, ...

It’s the age-old question: Why are Americans so bad at British accents? After all, the American accent continues to be mastered by other nations onscreen, from Brit Vivien Leigh’s masterful Southern ...

If you were asked what dialects Sean Bean, Maggie Smith, Kate Winslet, Tom Hardy, or Daleks speak, and your answer is “British,” you have some homework to do. But don’t feel bad: A British Airways ...