r/Accents

I am from Spain but, quite interestingly, speak with a phoney Northern English accent. No bullshit. I have never been to England but have spoken to English people through the Internet and a handful here in Spain.

I am a massive music fan and musician, and my first two loves in music were the Beatles and Oasis. They taught me how to play the guitar, write music and how to speak English. Obviously, I'd watch a lot of their interviews and imitate their singing. This shaped my notion of the English language in a massive way.

I speak with this accent in my normal speech. I have not known other way to speak English. So it's fake yet genuine accent - I'm not putting it on.

Anyway, here it is: https://voca.ro/13V7bviDF5ER

I live in the U.S. Midwest and it’s where I’m from… I lived in Wisconsin for six years until last year, before moving to another Midwest state.
If you’re familiar with Wisconsin, you know they have a very distinct northern accent, which commonly gets made fun of.

I moved there as an adult in my twenties until my early thirties, and I never thought I picked up on the accent, because I’ve always understood that it’s usually children that pick up on and adopt regional accents.

However, I was making a phone call the other day where the person was asking for mailing information. When they asked for a previous address, I gave them my Wisconsin address. The lady chuckled and said, “I thought I heard that accent.”

I was stunned and said “really? I’m not even from there.”

She said “oh, well you could’ve fooled me.”

It kind of weirded me out- it doesn’t bother me but it had me wondering, can adults pick up on other accents?

Meow meow day 1 of tryna find someone who can teach me American accent meow meow

Not sure if this is where to ask. But I've been picking up the informal way of speaking, as I have lived in the South of the U.S. for all of my life.

It's nothing dramatic like the stereotypical cowboy yee-haw tone, but it's not formal, in the way of saying "It don't matter" rather than "it doesn't matter."

This is the case for a lot of words, and I'd like advice of how to possibly stop this.

I’m from south Louisiana and of course we have a very wide range of accents through my state. I personally never felt like I had an accent. I’ve been to other states and people are quick to ask if I’m from the south, sometimes specifically ask if I’m from Louisiana. My dad always tried his best to not make us talk like that because he said no one ever took him serious when we was in the marines and was in different states. Maybe it was just the 80’s idk. But what’s your honest opinions?

How can I learn english with great accent my accent is not good i can't understand one piece first episode

I've been learning English use BBC and some YouTube videos by those native speakers. But when i speak with Indian or Malaysian, I almost can't understand. It's makes me feel frustrated, I find I've wasted my time learning English. How can I improve my English that can understand any accent?

Among London accents like MLE, Cockney, Estuary, Essex. Which do u think sounds most mesmerising or attractive, judging strictly based on the sounds, rhythm/ flow, intonation.