Do You Have An Accent?

[S.F. 1,560]

Everyone has an accent. So yes, though hearing your own is almost impossible.

Hearing a recording of my voice alongside a bunch of American accents is the only time it has stood out enough for me to hear it XD

[The Diver 760]

People say, despite being western Washingtonian, I have an accent that sounds like a mix of Canadian and my "r's" sound Irish. I honestly don't know why but it's kinda cool I guess.

[BlueStreak98 828]

My part of the country is known for having one of the most neutral American accents. So other than "generic American" I don't have much of an accent!

[Violet_S 785]

A lot of people say I have an accent but they are never able to describe to me so I honestly cant tell XD 

[cuteycindyhoney 13,320]

I joked at the beginning of the thread, but I don't want people to think I'm embarrassed. I've lived my entire life in New Jersey, USA. Jersey girls are known for our accents.

LOL

I'm educated though, so I don't sound like those morons on "Jersey Shore".

[Crescent Forest 72]

I was told I have an Italian accent, was also told i have a Russian accent by a stranger, even though I never met anybody with that kind of accent . 

[CosmicHooves 2,705]

I was told I have an Italian accent, was also told i have a Russian accent by a stranger, even though I never met anybody with that kind of accent .

 

Well here's a detailed example of what a russian accent would be like.

https://youtu.be/hhNf_FCIK_c

[Ganondorf8 11,424]

Since I was born in London, England, I have a British accent, though since I've been living in Canada for the past twenty-three years, my accent isn't as strong as it used to be. I've no intention of losing it however because it makes me unique in some way.

[yeet 2,027]

Nearly cockney, so I don't pronounce most of my t's or h's.

[Magpie 623]

Everyone does, even if you don't know it. Mine would be American Midwest, though it's only Michigan so not real strong.

 

To me it sounds normal but I'm sure everyone's accent sounds normal on the area they're from, and not as much in other areas.

[Zyrael 1,471]

Naturally I have an accent. Standard vanilla american

[Heavenly Inexplicit 309]

Yes, I do! A very subtle southern accent! It tends to come out a bit stronger when I'm feeling totally relaxed, and at ease.

[Honeysuckle 135]

i think everyone has an accent it depends where you come from that you would hear something different as an "Accent" like i have an American/New Jersey accent apparently but i sound fine i think?

[Confetti Nova 58]

Average american one, just with a few Californian attributes such as using "like" sorta often.

[SONICchaos 824]

I dont think I do but I learned halfway through grade school I talk with an inflection I cant even hear and spent an hour a week going to speech therapy. After learning about the inflection I could never unhear it when I listen to a recording of myself.

[Bomb Sheep 77]

I have a pseudo-American accent, one that you won't get from anywhere in America. I say "mate" instead of "dude" or "bro" and youtube has changed how I speak on a big level. I sound like I have an American accent though...

[Jokuc 8,174]

Well, technically everyone has an accent when they move somewhere far away from where they grew up. Then, of course, the distinctiveness can vary from person to person.

 

When I was in college I lived quite far from where I grew up but people didn't really notice much of an accent. Of course they heard I wasn't from the south, but I don't have that painfully-sounding eastern accent like some of my relatives, so they didn't know where I was from. If I speak English I should have a pretty noticeable Swedish accent. When I stayed at a British friend's home for about two weeks, people told me I sounded like an American when I spoke.. Now, I don't believe that to be true for a second, but sadly I can't mythbust the claim myself as it's difficult to pick up such things in your own voice.

 

I think dialects will go away more and more cause of globalization. Comparing speech of today's elderly to the young generation shows clear signs of this imo.

[~Sassy Dashie~ 712]

I have always, until about mid-last year, thought that everyone except Americans had accents. Hahaah, I guess it's the same for everyone, they're just so used to the way people sound where they live it doesn't strike them as an accent.

 

But anyways, my accent is just really American with a very slight hint of southern due to my roots in North Carolina.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I've heard from many that all people have an accent of some kind but if I do, it's so insignificant as to be unidentifiable and for all intents and purposes, not able to be perceived.

[S.F. 1,560]

I've heard from many that all people have an accent of some kind but if I do, it's so insignificant as to be unidentifiable and for all intents and purposes, not able to be perceived.

It is true that we all have accents, but we cannot hear our own (for the most part), so while yours may not be perceivable to you - it will be very obvious to someone from another part of the world

[Silver Letter 1,832]

It is true that we all have accents, but we cannot hear our own (for the most part), so while yours may not be perceivable to you - it will be very obvious to someone from another part of the world

I'm not sure I can be convinced unless my voice was examined in a more scientific manner in order to confirm the theory. It would of course require multiple tests to rule out variables which might affect my voice at any moment.

[Commander Tangent 861]

 

 

No idea. I live in Indiana so I guess my accent is 'Boring'. Never been able to tell if I have an accent of any kind other than bland.

 

You have a Mid East US accent like me then Kyoshi We just dont register it as much since we are used too it.

[Invincible 2,092]

I have almost no accent. This is because I have a tendency to mimic and adjust to the way people speak to me (on a phonetic level). It's not perfect though, and I can do it only when speaking a language I know well enough.

[CheeryFox 23,823]

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Adoptive accent: Australian

[Flutter's lover <3 8,206]

I've been told I have a "Canadian" accent....I still don't know exactly what a Canadian accent entails...  :awuh: