Re: accent

Frances Kemmish <fkemmish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jess Askin wrote:
>
> >
> > Not the same thing as what the OP was asking about. An actor learns to
> > imitate a variety of accents, but doesn't normally change his own. Nor do
> > most Brits or Aussies who settle in the US (not counting Andrew Sullivan).
> >
>
> While I think that my accent is still recognisably English to most
> Americans, most people I meet in England think I have an American
> accent. I think that is a pretty common situation for long-term expats.
>
Do new people you meet in England think you're a life-long American?

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