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You should find this wiki article on British English accents and dialects usefulYep, already finished that one yesterday. I don't know how many different English accents there are. Some areas have their own accent and even some cities/towns have their own accent. I thought you only had a few....

So what's your definition of American English (or North American English, as some prefer)? I would probably define it mostly by its phonology. It would be pretty hard to define. Or why not just say, any dialect of English spoken in North America?Is there a standard for American English?Not...

Hi! How I wish I know you're name so I could type it with this note. Anyhow, nice to receive this response from u. Thank you for giving high regards to us when it comes to speaking English. It's because we were once colonized by the Spaniards and the Americans. You are right when it comes to...

Nona The Brit wrote:There isn't a singular British accent that they could all have started with anyway. Britain has many very different accents. Unless everyone just stuck with people from their own area and accent, I'm sure everyone started picking up aspects of other accents on the boat over,...

I agree with the advice people gave you so far. Don't worry about not living in the US, I didn't either and I didn't have major problems getting an American accent. Just be patient and allow yourself enough time to change your speaking patterns. Losing an accent is not something you'll be...