Can you lose your accent if you move??

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Let's say someone from England moves to America at the age of 25, will they eventually sound American/lose their accent one day?

No, you can't lose the accent at all 2
Yeah, I'm sure you'll lose a few words but barely noticeable 12
Yeah, you'll probably lose half your accent 15
Yeah, you'll lose all of it 5
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  • Shrunk
    9 years ago

    From that age, not completely I think. It can sort of combine though. I have an aunt(?) from Austria that lives in Alabama and she has a combination of the 2 accents, lol it's interesting.

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  • JonCrowley
    9 years ago

    Takes a while, but eventually one will lose all traces of an accent.

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  • Tommythecat.
    9 years ago

    yes

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    • RoseIsabella
      9 years ago

      I live in Las Vegas and people tell me they can't tell that I was raised in Texas. It kinda bums me out.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        Your pet beast looks like he takes huge gross cat dumps.

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        • RoseIsabella
          9 years ago

          They're about average.

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    Craig Ferguson still has his Scottish accent but it's not quite as strong. IIN that I think he's handsome in a goofy, adorable way?

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  • SkullsNRoses
    9 years ago

    If you were determined to lose it you probably could, but then if/when you go back to England you would you would probably find your english accent creeping back. I doubt you could accidentally lose it completely though if that's what you're worried about.

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    9 years ago

    Yes my ex started to loose her Australian accent after a while but it mysteriously returned when her mother called

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  • Mother2All
    9 years ago

    I can get an accent from reading a book, so i say you can lose it

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  • donotmockme
    9 years ago

    My great aunt is from Ireland and she still sounds I'd say 80% Irish.

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    • ilovetoiletrolls
      9 years ago

      When/where did she move to?

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      • donotmockme
        9 years ago

        She moved to America 30 or 40 years ago. I think she pronounces almost everything with an Irish accent but sometimes I do hear an americanism or a word pronounced the American way.

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  • DemonicFortuneCookie
    9 years ago

    If want less children in this country, join the damn border patrol.

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  • dom180
    9 years ago

    Accents do change over time if you're not exposed to them. American football/soccer players who have worked in England for a very long time are my favourite examples of it. Tim Howard and Brad Friedel show it well; they both have clear English and American accents.

    Tim Howard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFmoyC7zB7k

    It also depends on who's doing the listening. I think almost all English people would be able to tell you that Tim Howard is American from hearing his voice, but I think most American people would also hear his English accent very distinctively.

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