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Does the American accent or British accent sound better? (monyet.cc)
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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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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm biased because I have a Kiwi accent, but I choose American.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've been raising my kid in England since about 3 years old and he sounds more American than me.

I think my favorite Anglophone accent might be the Canadian ones in Letterkenny. Distinctive but subtle.