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Questions tagged [accent]

An accent is a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.

An accent is a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.

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The most important things which show that an speaker is not native

I know that there are many things which reveal that, for example, I am not a native English speaker. But I'd like to know the signs that native people use to determine if an speaker is not native. We are told in the class that accent is very…
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Accent Reduction Between Native Speakers

Has the accent between native English speakers decreased in recent decades with the advent of TV and now with the internet?
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Improving fluency without being able to talk to other people?

I am looking for tips/tricks to improve English fluency without talking to natives. I do speak English on a daily basis, however I speak English to a lot of other non-native speakers. I am Dutch and have a slight Dutch accent. This bothers me but I…
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Is the midwest accent the standard accent in TOEFL and CNN?

Of late I had somebody told me that midwest accent is the standard accent in TOEFL and CNN. If this is the case, then how to get used to this accent? CNN is a bit too fast for me now, so I want to find an alternative source for accustoming to this…
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How to learn to understand the Newfoundland accent?

Recently I watched a video with Newfoundland accent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXLmCJG9USw Apparently it is English :) However my colleagues and I find it literally impossible to understand except maybe a few separate words. As native speakers…
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How do I understand the Aussie English accent?

Source I am unable to understand commentary at 2:00 by an Australian and also at 1:54.What does he say? Which method should I adopt to learn English effectively if I don't have native speakers to talk to.Any website available for learning with…
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Accent reduction

How can I correct my prononcitaion of the words and reduce my accent? I am not able to pronounce the english words properly and therefore runinto people not undersatnding me.
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How can I understand what the speaker is saying in his Aussie accent?

Source The Aussie says, "Now..." at 0:45 in the video. Then again at 1:53, what is he saying? Which movies should do the job for understanding the Aussie accent clearly?
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Do I need to change my accent?

Are natives able to understand my accent? Do I need to just tweak my accent or do I need a major shift? What can I do to improve my accent? My goal: I am trying to sound clear enough so that most people can understand me. I am not trying to approach…
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