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Have you got a British accent?

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Reply 60

Kimberley*xo

helluva

Indian accents sound like Welsh people speaking English. :biggrin:

Only South Wales! We sound nothing like that in North Wales..

Reply 61

Leahcar

That's the awesome thing about the UK, there are soooo many accents :smile:

I'm from Northern Ireland and have a pretty broad accent, I'm going to uni in (probs) Scotland next year and it'll be interesting to see if my accent changes slash how long it'll take if it does! :p:

Reply 62

doloroushazy

the word 'British' makes me want to die
I also hate it when people say that something/someone is "European". canny vague considering there's fifty different countries in Europe. it'd be like telling a Candian that they're American, cause they're from the continent of America.
haha that was totally irrelevant...

Reply 63

rh7tk8

I have a one, well you never specified which exact british accent? but i deffinitly have one lol,
I was born and have grown up with and have just always had it,
why would you want one?

Reply 64

Beanz123

Heather with the Weather

I'm sorry you felt sorry you had to make a comment on my comment on your irrelevant comment. :p:

I am sorry that you had to apologise for the fact that I apologised for you commenting on my irrelevency! Victory...Surely

Reply 65

win2kpro

Been living in England for over 3 years and my accent is now a pretty ****** up dutch one :rofl3:

Reply 66

Heather with the Weather

Beanz123

I am sorry that you had to apologise for the fact that I apologised for you commenting on my irrelevency! Victory...Surely

Mind boggling stuff. You win. :yep:

Reply 67

username196545

Flozza

What the **** is a British accent? Is it Northern Irish, Glaswegian, Scouse, Welsh? I have an Oxon accent. There is no such thing as a ******* British accent.

Temper, temper.

Reply 68

win2kpro

Bubbles*de*Milo

Temper, temper.

That so reminded me of Guilty conscience :teehee:

Uhhh-aahh! Temper temper!
Mr. Dre? Mr. N.W.A.?

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helluva

Well, the reading I have done suggests that having a "genuine" second language accent is quite difficult once past the age of about 8. Perhaps up to the age of puberty(which increasingly happens earlier these days) this trend continues but thereafter it becomes more challenging.

Adjusting one's accent is not the same as acquiring the accent of a native speaker.

You can master grammar, spelling, punctuation and everything else about a language but pronunciation/accent is quite a different story.

I've often wondered about Charlize Theron and her American accent. I think she switches it on and off, like people switch on a "posh" voice when answering the phone. :biggrin:

It's not a criticism of her, or the way she speaks. We all modify our language and vocabulary depending on whom we are addressing.... it's just an observation. :smile:

Hmm, I guess I agree to some extent but I definitely think people pick up accents later on in life as well. It's the same thing if someone moves away from their homeland and doesn't really get to speak in their own language for years and years - when speaking in their native language, they have a slight accent.

Reply 71

Sherlock.H

Indeed, I like it though :holmes:

Reply 72

Mighty Moe

swahmad

why would you want one? It sucks =/

oh so wrong. Welsh accents are up there with the best.

Reply 73

Kempy504

no biggie

If that is the case, which one and how long did it take you to get it? was it difficult?
I can do easily do an American-ish one but find British a lot harder (and I feel silly talking to myself in a terrible impersonation of the queen :p:

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I want one. It is one of the main reasons for me wanting to study in the UK along with total immersion in the culture/language :biggrin:

If you want to talk like the Queen come down to Surrey, we all talk like that!

The beauty of Britain is as said before its variety of accents- so if you cant speak the Queens english, try doing a Yorkshireman- youtube Michael Parkinson- or a west country farmer.

Steer clear of a Liverpool accent- unattractive and synonymous with trouble.

Reply 74

sango

generic hybrid

i'm american but i've lived in england for four years and now people think my accent is scottish. wtf

That's because they've been subjected to so many movies with American actors attempting to sound Scottish but instead sounding like a Birmingham/Cockney/Welsh hybrid that those who couldn't tell their arse from their elbow actually believe Scots talk like that- I feel for you.

Reply 75

CherryCherryBoomBoom

Flozza

What the **** is a British accent? Is it Northern Irish, Glaswegian, Scouse, Welsh? I have an Oxon accent. There is no such thing as a ******* British accent.

This is true. There are about 50 different British accents, or something like that. I have a Kentish/South London accent (I live on the border of them).

Reply 76

Aj12

Can't tell but a couple of american's have said so. Apparently american girls love the accent.

Reply 77

obsession

I dunno, maybe I'm not here long enough, cause best I can do is a generic British accent but then it doesn't flow naturally, I have to think about it as I talk. But maybe it's just me being rubbish at it, who knows :dontknow: