american accent?

Question

how would you describe it?

do you like or dislike it

not a southern accent or a new york accent or straight hillbilly

i have an american accent but why is it that english, irish, and australian accents seem so more interesting?

**seem so much more interesting

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actually the hillbilly accent i refer to i HAVE heard, in texas mostly and a few other states with various sound differences. so yes i realize that because i live in america different accents sound so much more interesting...but i was looking for something more along the lines of "it sounds like they have a rubberband in their mouth" as an odd example.. although i do appreciate the more in depth answers i was merely looking for something quite simple from a person outside of the us.

Answer 1

I have wondered how we sound to others as well.,..

You know those African tribes that use the "click" language to communicate?

....I wonder if they detect an accent between different tribes?

Answer 2

Other accents sound much more attractive to you cause you have American. If you had British, American accent would sound more interesting to you. Just the way people are.

But I find American accent the most interesting (and I'm an American), and especially the Southern!

Answer 3

One thing about your question: there is no "hillbilly" accent in the U.S. There are many regional accents all over the country. The "hillbilly" accent you mention is strictly from the movies. Accents can't be described either. I'm American too and, at 65 and having travelled a lot and having lived outsde the U.S., have spoken with Endlish speakers from all over the world. I find most of them very easy on my ear. but they tell me the same thing about our accent. The reason the others sound so interesting to you is that they are different. It's sort of like the grass being greener.

Answer 4

I don't know exactly how to describe the "american" accent, buy I think the reason why British, Irish and Australian seem more interesting: you don't hear them all the time! We go to the movies, turn on the t.v., etc... american accent is everywhere!

Answer 5

There are four major accents in the USA with a number of minor ones. There are hundreds of accents in England and Ireland. Australia has one major accent but variations are developing. All accents have their charms.

Answer 6

Why do 10 year olds try to answer these questions?

There are many accents/dialects of English in America. Which do you mean?
And yes, of course we can describe them. Some of their salient features are described here. Read and learn, don't assume and guess:
http://www.geocities.com/yvain.geo/dialects.html
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/NationalMap/NationalMap.html

Answer 7

I don't know..........American accent isn't really an accent, bu tI guess to an austrailian a regular american person would have an accent!