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Pronunciation characteristics of a certain individual, location, or nation. Generally does NOT include learning to speak with various accents or identifying accents. Use [diacritics] instead for questions about accent marks on letters (such as "é" or "ü").

"Accent" refers to the pronunciation characteristics of a certain individual, location, nation, or social group. This tag generally does NOT include learning to speak with various accents or identifying accents.

For questions about which syllables to emphasize in a word or phrase, use the tag .

Use the tag instead for questions about accent marks on letters (such as "é" or "ü").

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Has the Tangier island accent truly remained unchanged since the Elizabethan period?

I'm not sure how well known Tangier Island is outside the Chesapeake region. To make a long story short, Tangier Island is an isolated fishing community in the Chesapeake bay. It has been mostly isolated for hundreds of years. You constantly hear…
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What is it called when people who speak with a Connecticut accent cut off "t"s at the end of words or skip them in the middle of words?

Many people raised in the US state of Connecticut have a distinctive accent that I have never heard anywhere else in New England. They cut off their "t"s when they pronounce certain words. One place this occurs is at the end of words ending in "t".…
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Are regional accents disappearing?

Maybe this fits better on Skeptics @ SE? There is an idea that is frequently seen that states that regional accents are disappearing: Regional accents are disappearing: which do you want to save? Regional Accents Are Disappearing and the North is…
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What American accent pronounces color like collar?

I've noticed a few people (mostly encountered in Northern Virginia in the United States) who have an otherwise common accent for that area, but pronounce the word "color" more like "collar" (with the first vowel more open and back). Is there a name…
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Communicate via written notes - although native speakers?

In another forum I read the following amazing thing: "In the middle 1980s, when I was in the Navy, the submarine I was in operated out of Holy Loch, Scotland. Our Xerox copier needed maintenance and the American Xerox tech was on leave. So a tech…
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How and why do accents change through the years?

Oh how I love the voices and accents of old-time radio or movies from Hollywood. The american accents seem to change quite a bit in merely 50 years or so. It's personal opinion for sure but I do prefer the actor's voices in Cassablanca then current…
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Accent mixing - English learner

I'm an English learner and my mother tongue is Portuguese. I've been studying English(American) for 5 years. I lived a year in Northern Virginia, United States, however, my Portuguese accent is still very present. Now I have an oportunity to study…
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Why is accent less distinguishable when singing?

British and American accents are distinguishable, and when someone talks I can tell if he is British or American within a few seconds. However, when listening to music, the accents are not easily distinguishable. I can hardly find if a singer is…
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Looking for Samples of Canadian West Coast Accent

If this is not the right place to ask, then feel free to redirect me to a more appropriate site. A long time ago I learned English in British Columbia and adopted the local accent. Since I am immersed in a more British-English speaking environment I…
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What is this accent?

I stumbled upon this YouTube video, and I really like the accent of the speaker. How is his accent called? I'm not British, but I'm quite sure it isn't the "standard" British accent (e.g. the one you would hear on BBC); it seems thicker, but I don't…
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Where does this accent belong to?

I'm going insane trying to identify this accent that appears in The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It's supposed to be bumpkin accent, but I don't have much more information about location. Could someone give me a hand? He came up to where…
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What accent does David Gower speak with?

According to this meta post accent questions, especially those that are well researched and about real-life public figures are on topic. I'm just curious as to what accent the English cricket commentator David Gower speaks with. I see from his wiki…
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What accent is this?

I came across a song performed by Daniel Kahn, and I really liked his pronunciation. They say he comes from Detroit. Is this a typical accent for that region? Or is he doing something else?
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Where does the General American accent originate?

I’m referring to the usual mainstream American accent that Americans speak with. Where did it come from?
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accent used by the character Christopher Foyle

The accent used by the actor Michael Kitchen, who plays Christopher Foyle in the U.K. series Foyle's War, is not one of the standard "stage English" accents we often hear in the U.S. Is this a recognized accent associated with a particular region…
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