[Grammar] Accent

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bagzi94

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What is the correct form?
British accent
A British accent
The British accent

And why? :)
 

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What is the correct form?
British accent
A British accent
The British accent

And why? :)
It depends on the context!

Having said that, I cannot think of a situation in which no article is required. That doesn't mean there isn't one.
 

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Surely you have posted enough in our forum to know you need to give us the CONTEXT. We can't tell you which is right without knowing how you want to use it!
 

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I'm sorry. I should have given the context.
Here are examples:
I've got ... British accent.
I've got ... English accent.
 

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I've got .a. British accent.
I've got .an. English accent.
 

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Thanks and forgive me for being stupid.
 

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