David Watterson

... I’m British and was born and brought up in the UK! :D

I assume what people mean by a British accent is ‘Queen’s English’ or ‘BBC English’ or ‘Standard English’, or whatever you may call it.

I think it’s certainly worth learning to speak English without a strong accent or colloquial sayings, as it will make you more understandable to more people, especially those speaking English as a second language.

No book can be a substitute for listening and repeating good role models. As well as films and TV, you could try listening to BBC radio on the internet – most of their output is available on demand for 7 days after transmission, and there are podcasts of some shows. Radio 4 probably has the best examples of proper spoken English.

And if all else fails, you could befriend a British person: we don’t bite… or at least not all of us :)

From the first time you use Firefox I defy you not to find it easier to use than IE.

Even better: the more you use it, the more you find cool new things you can do with it – there are so many plug-ins available now.

Go and get it!

Given that it’s nearly 2am and I’m still sitting at my computer writing this, obviously I’m not doing a great job at this one.

So… to bed!