Take the test for yourself to find ... were in London where even the best accent detectors could only spot fake 'received pronunciation', or standard British English, 67 per cent of the time.

For small islands, Great Britain and Ireland are home to a wide variety of accents. Some can be difficult to distinguish from ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Patricia Fletcher is a New York-based voice-over and dialect coach explains how to speak with a proper British accent. Produced by Matthew Stuart Follow BI Video ...