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Does the American accent or British accent sound better? (monyet.cc)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I grew up with a thick Australian accent with a drawl I dislike, and have been consciously trying to change it for a while. The problem is I tried to make it sound more American at first but keep getting drawn to speaking "Britishly". Now it's a Frankenstein of all 3 accents and I don't know what to go with.

Some points for both:

▪︎ American accent sounds "cooler"

▪︎ British accent sounds more "proper and elegant"

  • Australian accent sounds more "relaxed" (but I dislike this for myself, personally).
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I love Kiwi accents. What's your favorite American accent?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Western. It almost feels cinematic. British accents just sound like someone is trying to speak tightly.

    I thought being in America long enough would change my accent, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

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