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Already, with international calls becoming cheaper, voice chat software and English-language TV channels becoming available worldwide, more people can listen to American-accented English than before.It is true that this does not change their own accent, but it does serve to tone down regional accents. I think that with increased interaction, accents will become more and more similar to each other. |
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Looks like you already found yours, Joy. I must agree to the fact that, nowaydays (American) English language is present in everything we touch, especially in every piece of technology, or information. Its growth, effect and above all , its necessity is glaring. I think that's an undisputable fact.
However,there is a saying in French that goes llike: "Les habitudes ont la peau dure". Closest to the meaning:"Habits die hard" (or so).If you tell me: by 100 years (more or less)from now, every human being on the earth will be speaking English language, I'll not dare standing up againts you, for ,I think it's possible. What about the accent?.Something struck me in what K said.
KYsheeplover06 wrote: |
I've
learned to imitate several of the different British accents for a short
while, but I could never keep them up in my everyday speech. Your
accent is just what comes natural to you...
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Besides, other english speakers(I think) will never give up on their "national" accent. Let's take a simple example: When you seek admission in a University in the US of A, they request your TOEFL results. When you do the same in Australia or U.K., they request for your IELTS results. Are these two not ENGLISH LANGUAGE exams? Everybody tries and pull on the blanket. Nobody wants to let go.I think the only winner here will be the language. Accent may score some baskests but it'll be hard for it to win the game.