How Do I Soften My Accent?

4 tips when starting to soften your English Accent BE SYSTEMATIC. Choose one sound and focus on that sound for a whole week. BE DEDICATED. Changing your accent requires a systematic and dedicated approach. BE CONSISTENT. Practise daily. BE KIND TO YOURSELF. How do I get rid of my thick […]

What Is An Upper Midwest Accent?

North-Central American English (in the United States, also known as the Upper Midwestern or North-Central dialect and stereotypically recognized as a Minnesota or Wisconsin accent) is an American English dialect native to the Upper Midwestern United States, an area that somewhat overlaps with speakers of the separate Where do Midwest […]

How Do Northerners Say Bag?

Why do some people say BAYG instead of bag? The reason Minnesotans pronounce bag like bayg is due to the way Norwegian and Swede immigrants spoke when they first arrived. Some of those linguistic fingerprints were carried over to our standard English. What accent is beg for bag? The same […]

Is Melk A Word?

(botany) A juice from plants that looks like milk. What does Melk mean? milknoun. milk [noun] a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. Can noun in British? In North American English can is the usual word used for both food and drink. In British English […]

Do Minnesotans Talk Fast?

“The fast-talkers are concentrated in the North; the slow-talkers are concentrated in the South.” The top five fastest speaking states (in order) are Oregon, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Kansas and Iowa. How do Minnesotans speak? Many Minnesotans emphasize long vowel sounds, like “O” and “A,” to create a distinctive sing-songy way of […]

Why Are British Towns Twinned?

History of twinning Twinning became popular in Great Britain after the Second World War, with the aim that building links and exchanges between individual towns and cities would bring reconciliation and prosperity after years of conflict. Is London twinned with a city? London Borough of Enfield is twinned with four […]

Does California Have A Sister State?

California currently has 32 official Sister State, Friendship State, and Cooperation Agreement relationships throughout the world. International relationships such as these are formal declarations of friendship between two regions, states, or provinces. What are the sister states in the US? Sister Partnerships by US State US State US City Asian […]

What Is Unique About Minneapolis?

The city is where many top products were invented: That’s right — Minneapolis is where Scotch tape, the bundt pan, Bisquick, and pop-up toasters were invented. A program at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis invented the Honeycrisp Apple. You’re welcome, world! What makes Minneapolis unique? No doubt, this is […]