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umm british?
ok, here's the deal. i'm european from my backround but i was born american and so was most of my family before me. but i want to have a british accent. is there a way i can practice that or a website i can go to, that would help me with this, or is this a pointless quest for something stupid?
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hey!
ok i don't know about how you can get a british accent except come live here. i am bristish and it is really not that great having a british accent, it's just the way you talk and i guess in america it's seen as 'cute' but it's just the way we speak. it's normal for us but we don't make a big deal out of accents like americans except taking the mickey.
also, which accent do you want? scottish? welsh? cockney(london)? geordie(newcastle)? scouse(liverpool)? west country? "proper english"(posh)? there are so many that if you came over here your accent would depend on where you were staying/living.
laura xxx
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my ex boyfriend was half british,he was born in america too.He ended up picking up an accent from his relatives who were british and carried the accent with them and at first he said he did it for fun but then it just caught on.Its so cute randomly he says "bloody" he has a very good accent.So try to pick it up from your relatives if you have it.You would really have to work on it alot though.Try getting books from a bookstore on british accents.You could maybe get a tutor?You could also study abroad at england in the summer and im sure youll pick up a pretty good amature accent they have alot of those programs for the summer. I found some websites for you if they help at all: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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I hope these could help!
♥ danielle
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Certainly, you can learn to affect an accent. Actors do it all the time, some better than others. You could almost certainly find a language coach who could help you get it just right, so that you don't sound fake.
However, it will probably always require a conscious effort, and so you might want to think about whether you want to be forever thinking about the way you speak. There are also those who might consider it a little pretentious of you, but you can always just tell them that you're speaking English the way it was meant to be spoken. :)
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