my language...?

Question

ok, how come sometimes when I say words they come out with a british accent? I'm not even British. I'm Italian and Irish, German, Indian, and a bunch of other things. But not, British.
I watch Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and some british movies like those (well, movies that are american but the people in them talk british). i like the way british people talk. It's so cool. Yet, I speak ENGLISH. What's going on?

I don't know anyone that is british, All my family is from the US. Except my dad, he's from Italy. and we've NEVER been out of the country. EVER!

Answer 1

First, you say "yet I speak English" but "English" is spoken in the UK, too. I think you mean to say "yet I speak American English," which would explain the confusion. Maybe you pick up accents quickly and since you say you watch many British movies, some of the accents might stick. I have the same tendency and when I was in England for a month, I came home with a very light English accent that the English wouldn't have thought much of, but my brothers teased me about for a month. Even when I was in Spain, I started to speak English with a "Spanish accent" and didn't realize it until someone in the group pointed it out to me. So, maybe you just pick it up easily without realizing it at first. That's different than a boss I had once who said "Shedule" instead of "Schedule" simply because he liked the way it sounded. (He just pointed out his "dorkiness" by doing it.)

Answer 2

Have you any idea how many English accents there are?I can speak 5 of them,without any trouble:it's because I am like a parrot:hear it speak it.
My father hated it.For me it was great.
Yesterday evening I was on IM chatting with an Australian woman:she said:You live in Holland and sound like an American.
I switched over to British English:she screamed laughing.:you sound like the ones from Mary Poppins now,so I changed to Cockney.
There was a long pause:then she said:can you do my speech too?All I said yes mate:and she pissed herself laughing.
Where did you learn to say it like we do:simple:seen Flying Doctors.An Australian weekly show:"great stuff.
So why are you worried:you pick up like I do.
Not exactly like I do,but I think,you got the point.
Don't worry about it.Have a nice day:Rob.

Answer 3

You probably have this british accent because you know somebody who speaks liek that?!
Because 'm germand and i learned speaking english in the USA when i was living there for 6 years, i was in New Mexico. Yet people asked me if i'm from Texas or New Jersey because they thought i sound like it.
Most of my friends and my fiacne are from Texas, and New jersey, well, i don't know hwere that came from...

Answer 4

are you serious? your heritage actually has nothing to do with your accent, it comes from the area you grow up in and the people you live around. someone who is from america but grows up in frace will sound french, but they are american. If you spend all day watching movies wit british accents then certain words will sound british.

Answer 5

English is the language to know if you want to survive in most parts of the world. So whats wrong if you speak English? But that doesnt mean you should not know a native language. Knowing more languages is always a boon. And if your accent is acceptable - what's the problem?

Answer 6

my friend's irish and she speaks with a british accent...either that or u watch too many brit movies!

Answer 7

Certainly

Answer 8

It's also happened to me, and some people told me that's because my English teachers were British.
It's also can happened if you try to imitate it, and after a while it become natural for you.

Answer 9

so people just say somethings certian ways like when someone says lellow instead of yellow.