04-Sep-2004, 20:06
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Originally Posted by yulia Talking about the accents. I'm not a native English speaker, and I've never been to any foreign country so far, (unfortunately), but most of the foreigners, who I've ever happened to communicate with, tell me that I've got an American accent. One Englishman even asked me once whether I've been educated in the US. No, I have not. But I think that this domination of American English mostly came to us from watching American movies, listening to American songs and so on. I don't blame Americans for that, no, I like an American accent and I don't mind talking with it. But I, ike British accent as well, though I must admit that it's harder to speak BE than AE. | In Belgium they are very clear about American: it sounds lazy, not too bright and very nasal (just quoting :wink: ). Most of the people here give preference to BE. | Hey, it sounds as you don't fancy AE at ll, or maybe it onle seemed to me. Anyway, as I've mentioned above, I fancy BE as well, it's just that as a matter of fact I speak just this way so what?
BTW, thanks for your info.  if I ever happen to be in Belgium, I'll try my best to get prepared to speak BE to please ya'll.
Cheers :wink:
P.S. I wonder, :wink: what does RonBee think about this? | Well, I think everybody has his (or her) prejudices. I guess you could say I am prejudiced in favor of AE, because I am an American, but that probably wouldn't really be accurate. I don't feel that a person is either more or less intelligent or more or less educated because he or she has a British accent. You cannot tell a book by its cover.
:) | I agree :)  |