What is an American accent????

Question

This is for any non-American, but esp. a Brit, what the heck does an American accent sound like to you? I live in America and have always wondered what I sound like to other people around the world.

Answer 1

thats a good question... maybe people who dont know americans have a hillbilly perception of americans... i dont know what it would be, hmm like 'o my gosh' or something

Answer 2

There is a lot of different Accents to contend with. The Northern , The Southern. The North eastern,The Latino,The Black People. A lot of American People that come to Europe on Holidays Speak with a John Wayne Accent a heavy Twang to it <,A kinda Think yer tryin ta con me Mack with yer prices ,Im not gonna pay th hell a will yer durn tootin.> Think Rooster Coghburn, True Grit, thats what a lot of them sound like.Not all there are differances.

Answer 3

I live in the United States as well, and I find the American accent to be very blah and lacking no flavor. Unless you are talking about a Southern accent, which sounds so melodic and calming to the ears.

Answer 4

Well, i am not an american and you people have a lot of different accents. There is the new york, new jersey, redneck and hillbilly, and the most annoying the white girl talk. To me your accents amuse me. I am spanish(Spain) and i laugh when i see all your accents on TV shows. So that is how you people sound to at least me.

Answer 5

There is no one american accent, it depends on the region you come from.

But overall most non-americans say the general american accent is very nasal-sounding.

Answer 6

well when I was 17 I went to England and my 7 year old cousinwas imitating my American accent, It sounds nasal and flat, not attractive at all.

Answer 7

There are a great many American accents. Most regions have their own patterns of speech and phonetic idiosyncrasies.