> If people speak "Queen's English" or "BBC English", I suppose that would be valid. But almost everyone in England has some form of accent (mine is of Home Counties and South London with a trace of Geordie), and some of these have less in common with "standard" English than US English does.
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> winter"Just waffling. Ignore me"mute

Oddly enough, after spending two weeks in England, I actually started picking up a verrrrry slight accent. Which was weird, although not unheard of... when I was in elementary school, living in Holland, the family living right next to us was British. Every time I went to play with them, I would come home with an accent. No kidding.

Sosi"'Sosiqui' sounds COOL in a British accent"qui