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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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[–] Endorkend@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I take what you mean with "American accent" being the accent they use on US Television in shows and most news?

Because there's a hell of a lot of regional accents in both Britain and the US and various ones in both sounds stupid while others sound sophisticated.

Looking at you Scousers and Southerners.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's it even a real accent. It was made up for rich people to teach their kids from the 30's-50's and is based on any real location or culture.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It isn't real because some people sat down to make it vs it happening by accident?

[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You only got it because your parents were rich enough to pay a tutor to teach you to use it. It's not regionally based, it's essentially the Klingon of American accents.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

That didn't answer my question

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I love the American Southerner accent in women.