Do you have an accent?

I was just thinking about how a lot of people have an accent, but don't know it. Some people know they have one, and can even slip in and out of it easily. My question is, doesn't everyone have an accent of some kind? Even the people who speak the flatest, plainest English? That's an accent in and of itself, right? I've been told that people who live in my area (the Pacific NW) don't have an accent. I think they do. I've heard little nuances in people's speech that might count as an accent.

A few people have told me that I don't have one, but I really don't know. People from different parts of the US, as well as China, have said that I speak very plain, unaccented English. A Chinese exchange student said that I was the only English speaking person she could understand. A few customers at my old job even said I should go into radio.

What about you? Do you have an accent, or are you unaware that you have one?

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If you are from near me.....no
If not...yes

I have an southern English accent...the Queens English

Everybody has an accent, to claim otherwise would be silly.

nope!



but everyone from california, or down south, or out of country tells me i do.


what do they know?

I'm told I do but not from my region, people tell me I have a north eastern accent which is interesting considering I'm from New Orleans. I also get you don't talk or sound like you're from there.

everyone has one


lol and the more i talk to a certain someone the more i am picking up bits of his speech

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emm said:

everyone has one


lol and the more i talk to a certain someone the more i am picking up bits of his speech

Because I started smoking stogies at the age of 12,
I now have to speak thru an electronic tube attached to a hole in my throat.
So my accent is that of a Cylon.


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See, that's what I thought! As soon as you go to another region everyone tells you that you DO have an accent. So, everyone has one!
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Everyone tells me no, I don't, but I consider my accent to be the accent that sounds like a lack of accents. You get? Good, neither do I.

Basically I have the typical American accent that you'll find on most newscasts, most actors/actresses, etc. etc. etc.

of course I do! and guess what! so do YOU!!!!

lets see... mine switches up all the time and i have no idea im doing it.

i have a very deep voice and i speak very slowly at times. its a mix between southern and a boston accent { i have no idea why i have a boston accent}

I will totally take on different accents, depending who I'm hanging out with. After a while, I start to sound like them. Isn't it fun?

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This thread needs sound clips

And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas

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Im from Texas.

Non Texans say I sound "country"
Some dont notice.

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PANDURITO said:

This thread needs sound clips

And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas

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UCantHavaDaMango said:

PANDURITO said:

This thread needs sound clips

And I don't have an accent I speak English like Antonio Banderas

I like the way he speaks English.

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Not at all. I'm compleeeeetely normal sounding. You'd never be able to guess where I'm from.

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FruitToAttractBears said:

FruitToAttractBears said:

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UCantHavaDaMango said:

UCantHavaDaMango said:

"18 years old, and she knows her funk!!! "~ funkpill
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FruitToAttractBears said:

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Yeah, I sound like a news anchor. Or radio personality, as one person told me.

Sound clip!

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i still have a slight German accent after all these years. throw in a lot of v's and w's, and i'm toast...

I have been told I have an accent but no one can place where it is from...maybe another universe I suppose???


I have been told it is a mixture of Canadian, Floridian and Delawarian??

I have a mix of Cornish, Mid-Ontario, and a bit of Western NY/Buffalo one going

everyone does

mine is yankee detroit mixed with southern western NC

I enjoy accents....

Mine is a product of my Southern up-bringing and my Mom's influence - she is British.

cubic61052 said:

I enjoy accents....

Mine is a product of my Southern up-bringing and my Mom's influence - she is British.

I used to to. It was a bit english sounding i guess. I didnt know it until I ventured out. I think it was from my grandma. Its gone now, i think.