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Yes, but they are usually as unconvincing as Americans trying to do British accents.
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Yes, British people can imitate and speak in American accents if they choose to do so. Many actors and performers are able to switch between different accents for their roles. However, it may require practice and familiarity with American speech patterns and pronunciations.
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How do you learn English language fast?
Just start watching the American and British movies to learn the both Accents of American and British. Any time that it is possible just talk to Americans and Britishers wherever you meet them. Best Regards, Mohammad Akbar "Faizi" mohammadakbar_faizi@yahoo.com
Do Americans have accent?
Yes, not only compared to how other countries (Brittan, Ireland) talk, but how the whole country talks. For instance, people in New York and people in Louisiana or Texas, even I, as a Nevadan, have a slight accent like how I pronounce crayon CRAN, accents are everywere, not many people talk the same.
Why are there such things as accents?
People learn how to speak from other people that they talk to, such as first and foremost their parents, but also the friends and neighbors, school teachers, etc. But people form communities, and people within a given community talk mostly to each other. This makes possible what is formally known as linguistic drift. Human beings are not by nature all that precise. We tend to change things just because we are not paying that much attention to fine details of what we are doing. If people start to pronounce things slightly differently in their own community, they don't notice it, this just becomes the accepted norm for their region. Meanwhile different regions develop their own variations. Eventually you get regional accents.More on accentsFirst, someone's having an "accent" is a subjective thing. My Mom was French, and for Americans had a French accent when she spoke. My Dad was from New York, and had an American accent to his English. Yet, to me as a child, they had no accents; this was just how they spoke. Everyone has an accent. In England, there are dozens of regional accents. Same with the US and everywhere else. In the north of Italy, the accent is different from the south.Some accents are geographical. People separated by distance evolve their own ways of pronouncing words, which become greater with time. An example of this is Canadian French and Parisian French, or British English and American English. In the case of American English, the accent(s) were affected by other languages used in North America: Amerindian, German, French, Spanish and more. Since these influences didn't affect British English at the time, the accents moved apart.Some accents are learned on purpose. In almost every country, there are ways of speaking which are considered "educated" or "uneducated"; "upper-class" or "lower-class". People change their accents depending on which group they want to be associated with.Some accents are taught. Many people in the world speak English with a British accent, simply because their teachers were British and that's what they heard. One is not better than another; they are just different.In this last case, second language pronunciation is affected by the person's first language. A Spanish person speaking Japanese sounds different from a Russian speaking Japanese.A person's accent can change over time, depending on where they are living and the people they speak with regularly. Accents are also being changed by television, where people listen and unconsciously imitate what they hear.
How do you talk with a jersey accent?
You'll have to be one of those people who are good at saying different accents. Or you can try studying or practicing a Jersey accent.
How do americans talk?
American English is the most widely spoken dialect in the United States. American English can vary greatly based on region, with accents and vocabulary differing across the country. Generally, Americans are known for their informal, friendly, and direct communication style.
British Accents! Why do people nag on others on the way they talk like me I have a British accent and I moved to America and I get looked at weird why?
Is it the way people view the culture?
How did western people use to talk?
With many different accents.
How do you learn English language fast?
Just start watching the American and British movies to learn the both Accents of American and British. Any time that it is possible just talk to Americans and Britishers wherever you meet them. Best Regards, Mohammad Akbar "Faizi" mohammadakbar_faizi@yahoo.com
What are some general stereotypes of England and the English?
Many stereotypes of the English language are generally how people use accents, or a certain use of speech etiquette . For instance, a British speech stereotype is that they still talk like there from the 1800's, and an American stereotype is that everyone talks like a cowboy.
Where do people talk british?
Irlind
Do Americans have accent?
Yes, not only compared to how other countries (Brittan, Ireland) talk, but how the whole country talks. For instance, people in New York and people in Louisiana or Texas, even I, as a Nevadan, have a slight accent like how I pronounce crayon CRAN, accents are everywere, not many people talk the same.
How do people talk in england?
With a British accent.
Why are there such things as accents?
People learn how to speak from other people that they talk to, such as first and foremost their parents, but also the friends and neighbors, school teachers, etc. But people form communities, and people within a given community talk mostly to each other. This makes possible what is formally known as linguistic drift. Human beings are not by nature all that precise. We tend to change things just because we are not paying that much attention to fine details of what we are doing. If people start to pronounce things slightly differently in their own community, they don't notice it, this just becomes the accepted norm for their region. Meanwhile different regions develop their own variations. Eventually you get regional accents.More on accentsFirst, someone's having an "accent" is a subjective thing. My Mom was French, and for Americans had a French accent when she spoke. My Dad was from New York, and had an American accent to his English. Yet, to me as a child, they had no accents; this was just how they spoke. Everyone has an accent. In England, there are dozens of regional accents. Same with the US and everywhere else. In the north of Italy, the accent is different from the south.Some accents are geographical. People separated by distance evolve their own ways of pronouncing words, which become greater with time. An example of this is Canadian French and Parisian French, or British English and American English. In the case of American English, the accent(s) were affected by other languages used in North America: Amerindian, German, French, Spanish and more. Since these influences didn't affect British English at the time, the accents moved apart.Some accents are learned on purpose. In almost every country, there are ways of speaking which are considered "educated" or "uneducated"; "upper-class" or "lower-class". People change their accents depending on which group they want to be associated with.Some accents are taught. Many people in the world speak English with a British accent, simply because their teachers were British and that's what they heard. One is not better than another; they are just different.In this last case, second language pronunciation is affected by the person's first language. A Spanish person speaking Japanese sounds different from a Russian speaking Japanese.A person's accent can change over time, depending on where they are living and the people they speak with regularly. Accents are also being changed by television, where people listen and unconsciously imitate what they hear.
Do the people in the musical The Boy Friend talk in English accents?
Most of them do yes. Tony and Pervial both do, The girls (Nancy, Fay, Dulcie, Maisie and Polly) do, and Lord and Lady Brochhurst speak in a British accent as well. But the boys (Marcel, Alphonse, Pierre) are french along with Hortense and Mdm Dubonnet. The only American in the show is Bobby Van Husen.
Can American actors audition for The Chronicles of Narnia?
If they can talk with a GOOD British accent.
How do you talk with a jersey accent?
You'll have to be one of those people who are good at saying different accents. Or you can try studying or practicing a Jersey accent.
Why does Madonna talk with a British Accent?
She doesn't. People who know what the various British accents really sound like will recognize that Madonn'a does not speak with one. Madonna does often over-enunciate and with very measured, controlled diction. It makes her sound stilted (or perhaps constipated), rather than British. As with everything Madonna, this manner of speech is copied very precisely by Lady Gaga.
