When Americans say someone has ''no accent'', what do they mean exactly?
88696
Where is standard American English derived from?
151917
Difference between "not a", "no" and "not any"
77668
Where do accents and dialects come from?
34152
Americans can eat Chinese, but Chinese can't eat Americans?
7352
How can I explain to people that the phrase “off of ” is grammatically incorrect?
134246
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
116297
Pronunciation of ‘monotonous'
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Word or phrase meaning 'Misinterpretation of tone due to language or cultural barrier'
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The pronunciation of the word "a"
3134
Origin and correctness of “ain’t no”?
69630
What's up with G. M. Hopkins's use of accented characters?
8725
Are double negatives proper English (e.g. "I don't know nothing")?
56975
What does "Tone" mean?
93390
How widely-accepted is "What do you got?" to Americans?
128210
"I just ate them" and "I've just eaten them" — What's the difference in American and in British?
150082
What would you call someone who makes no lasting impression?
47767
Why do people omit the definite article?