If there are mexican accents, Australian accents, etc., is there also American accents? Is it hard for like, an Englishman to sound American?
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Thre are accents from different cities, and parts of the country. Can an englishman sound american? I think so if they try.
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Trust me, as an American living in Europe... we definitely have accents. LOL
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Duh, of course there are American accents. There are a lot of american accents actually. I can't understand a word southern americans say. I don't think an englishman would have a very good time impersonating an american accent. I'm Australian and i can't do an american accent very well.
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When an educated Englishman arrives on North American, they develop what is generally refered to as a Middle-Atlantic accent similar to Peter Lawford's. Not quite English and not quite American!
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Southern, Northeastern, mid-western and Californian I'm Mid-western and can do southern easily, in fact all I have to do is talk to my cousin for 10 minutes, but I can't get northeastern for the life of me. There are actually different southern accents. You can really tell a Georgian from a Arkansas accent or Texan. People from northern Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota have a different accent too.
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Plenty of British actors use American accents. Of course, most of them adopt the "generic Midwestern" (most prevalent around Chicago and Detroit) found in most mass media.
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there are many different American accents. Gaining an ability to sound "American" comes easily to some people, whereas others only slightly lose their birth accents. It is easier for Australians to adopt an AMerican accent, because we are so used to American programmes on the television and in films. But it is very hard for an American to do a convincing Aussie accent. Most try to sound like Crocodile Dundee, which is not a normal Aussie accent.
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Most English people think they can do American accents. They can't. :)
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of course there are american accents, even among ourselves. there's the stereotype "dude, that's so hawt" for california, and that brooklyn accent, the midwestern accent, the northern montana accent, the new england accent...yes, we definitely have our own different accents even among ourselves
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Yes there are lots of American accents, although some are very close to british (RP) - but definately have accents... and it is difficult for some to emulate an American accent, but easy for others... It also depends on what US accent one is trying to do, and the strength of the British persons own accent... Personally, i find the southern accent very difficult but can do a more general mid-atlantic thing. Lots of British actor appear in American shows and films all the time... good example being Hugh Laurie (House) he is a well spoken Englishman, but does a pretty great US accent (imo.)
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There are quite a few on the East coast alone (Maine, Boston, etc) and a couple in NYC (Brooklyn and the Bronx). Also, Midwestern, Southern (several there too, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia). West coast has some even.
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I'm from the south and I can tell when someone from the mid-west tries to talk southern; don't fool me none. And I can't understand Australians at all, hard as I try.
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The american accent is very distinguishable! Im sure if you remain in a region for a certain length you will eventually begin to adopt that accent.
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Go into Brooklyn or the Bronx. They'll get a big kick out of you;)
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oh baby, i work on the phone and even americans notice my accent which is very southern. so americans like any other have many accents that are all original based on their location.
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EVERYONE has an accent unless they are from your own region, and you can't hear it.
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British actor Hugh Laurie, who plays Dr. Gregory House in the current series of House "puts on" an American accent extremely well. I understand that he has appeared on talk shows and speaks his normal British. I've always wanted to hear what he sounds like...normally. BTW, I love that show...and Laurie is a great actor, IMO. +5
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There's Jeffrey Donovan on Burn Notice & Dominic West on The Wire/HBO - Irish... I guess if you're a professional actor , you take lessons & have a coach for that kind of thing.
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