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Which is more popular/mostly-used the American or the British accent?
Sep 4, 2015 1:28 AM
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What does 'popular' mean? Number of people that speak it? Number of countries that speak it? The USA has a large population, so probably wins on total speakers. The size of the British Empire probably left a legacy of many countries that speak with more of a British accent. In terms of what people that are learning want to learn - it probably depends who they want to talk to most, and where they want to visit. If you wanted to get a job in the USA, you might want to cultivate a US accent to get accepted more easily. But more importantly - it's just an accent. And as a non-native speaker, your own accent will be much stronger than any accent you try to cultivate. To me - your accent will sound more Arabic than it would sound British or American, unless you spend a lot of time in that country. And both accents are mutually understandable. You will be understood whichever accent you try to emulate.
September 4, 2015
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Maybe you mean which is more popular, American English or British English?
September 4, 2015
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Depends where you live ... I would imagine american is more popular in america, and british is more popular in britain.
September 4, 2015
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