I grew up with a thick Australian accent with a drawl I dislike, and have been consciously trying to change it for a while. The problem is I tried to make it sound more American at first but keep getting drawn to speaking “Britishly”. Now it’s a Frankenstein of all 3 accents and I don’t know what to go with.

Some points for both:

▪︎ American accent sounds “cooler”

▪︎ British accent sounds more “proper and elegant”

  • Australian accent sounds more “relaxed” (but I dislike this for myself, personally).
    • Call me Lenny/LeniEnglish
      5•1 year ago

      Western. It almost feels cinematic. British accents just sound like someone is trying to speak tightly.

      I thought being in America long enough would change my accent, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

      • @Gradually_AdjustingEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        I’ve been raising my kid in England since about 3 years old and he sounds more American than me.

        I think my favorite Anglophone accent might be the Canadian ones in Letterkenny. Distinctive but subtle.