what kind of accent do you have?
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Sorry to be pedantic about this but, YES, you have an accent!
"Accent" just means the pronunciation you use. So, unless you don't speak, you have an accent. (And I believe that there are even "accents" in signed languages in terms of there being variations in the "phonology" of the signs.)
http://linguistlist.org/ask-ling/accent.cfmAn accent is a way of pronouncing a language. It is therefore impossible to speak without an accent.
Some people may think they do not have an accent. Or you may think that there are other people who do not have an accent. Everyone has an accent. The term 'accentless' is sometimes used (by non-linguists) about people who speak one of the high prestige 'reference' accents (such as 'General American' or, less commonly, 'RP'), which are associated with people from a fairly wide region and with people of high social class. But these are also accents.
Okay, carry on. :happy:0 -
I'm a joisey girl0
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I have a Russian accent
Oh yes I was surprised to see how people here in US like accents, and I get a lot of "I like your accent" and "where are you from "
But to me my accent annoys me sometimes :-)0 -
I speak Texan0
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G'day I have an aussie accent aye0
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RP. English. Home Counties.0
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I'm from California, but people constantly ask me if I'm from Brooklyn or New York. Guess it's all that attitude.....
side note: Aussie accents....mmmmmm0 -
French accent...People think I am Spanish but I am 100% Cambodian but I was born and raised in France. Some people get confused really confused lol0
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I'm from Texas, but I don't think I have your typical Texas accent.
Aussie, Irish and Scottish accents =0 -
I gotta tell ya, I got wicked excited when I saw this post. I'm from Massachusetts and I got the whole droppin-my-Rs-thing, and talkin' supah fast.0
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New Yawk here.....grew up on Lawn Eyeland....my wife is from TX and she thinks my accent is funny
lol. I grew up on Lawn Eyeland. (Levittown) I moved to the Pacific Northwest at age 12 so my accent is gone. I guess my "accent" now is United States West coast (?)0 -
I should have a german one, but aparently, that is not very obvious, I have been *accused* of being polish, skandinavian, irish, south african and australian ... lol0
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Pure BBC English with no regional lilt. Some would say a bit posh!0
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Born in New York, grew up in Atlanta - basically, my strong New York accent was neutralized by age 10 and somehow I've ended up with something very... Canadian? I say "bo" like in "both" like "bowth." Beyond that, I don't know.0
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I want to hear some of you talk!
Mines midwest with a slight southern drawl. I really try not to use it but when I get excited or drunk it happens. :laugh:0 -
Native Vermonter! What the heck does a Vermonter sound like? T's disappear! You might as well not have them..
Vermont = Vermaw
Scott = Scaw
Mittens = Mi'uns
Yes = A'yuh
Downtown = Downstree'0 -
Southern:)
It's not super strong unless I'm really mad or upset. At that point, I sound really country. :P0 -
I want to hear some of you talk!
Mines midwest with a slight southern drawl. I really try not to use it but when I get excited or drunk it happens. :laugh:
yes, it would be interesting, would it not? I wonder if we would understand each other lol0 -
Canadian when I speak english and Quebecois when I speak french
but I don't have a french accent when I speak english and I don't have an english accent when I speak french.
Very confusing... my dad is American and my mom is Canadian so I'm a French-Canadian/English-American.0 -
I want to hear some of you talk!
Mines midwest with a slight southern drawl. I really try not to use it but when I get excited or drunk it happens. :laugh:
I know aye! Would be pretty awesome to hear some of these accents!
And yes I have a strong aussie ocker accent haha!0
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