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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
so now is it that they have adopt a new accent, or try to drop the existing one they have? Brits always say that Americans are the ones with the accents, yet when they sing they sound just like us. and while there are plenty of British actors who have no problem sounding american, have you ever heard any US actors able to pull of a convincing English accent?
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Well, I probably can't tell the difference. If I lived in Britain for a while I may be able to tell, but as an outsider I'm not sure if I could. If I hear Aussie, Kiwi and british accents side by side I can pick them out, but if some one is just speaking with me I can't (unless they use some sort of distinctive slang or words). I know they are very different but without the comparison I suck identifying them.
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