Speaking as a Brit, I think Americans try too hard sometimes :-) We have a multitude of staggeringly different dialects here in the UK, certainly more than the generic upper-class and cockney stereotypes (Lady Penelope and Parker, anyone? Or Dick Van Dyke in "Mary Poppins"? :-D) The only way is to listen and study... try British TV exports for example. But don't try too hard guys, we're all so different after all :-) The one accent that REALLY made me cringe and want to throw plates was Jonesy's "possessed" alter ego in the recent Dreamcatcher movie... I don't know of anyone over here who speaks like that, and if anyone does they're in a serious minority. It's such a clich and characters like that perpetuate the myth for Americans. Shame really :-D Okay guys, don't take that as a rant, just my penny worth :-D