I want to get rid of my accent

[-Soph-]

Urgh, I'm trying so hard.

I've managed to change it somewhat, I sound like a bad mixture of British and American at the moment.
Ever since I started paying attention to how people speak my accent's changed, I can't wait to get rid of it... I hate the attention it brings on to me.

Anyway.. any tips for losing it?

[Firehorse]

which you trying to lose? The American bit or the English bit?

Just don't watch anything American/English accented for about a month. When I came back from Germany people kept telling me I had a strong German accent when I spoke. I had no idea at all. Two weeks later I was back to normal. I'm sure an American accent is harder to lose.

[Middlesbrough]

well where are you from, america?
Tbh i dont think theres a way to really change your accent.
Its my opinion, but if you really want to change im sure there are videos etc?
Im english and i can speak quite fluent soundin spanish and thats from listening to CDs at night (spanish learning)

[Blinger1]

Don't talk.

[-Soph-]

Trying to lose the British, it's kinda gone I guess.

And I barely do Blinger.

[cocaine]

i think it would be quite hard to lose an accent... it'd take a few years to completely lose it

[Grindie]

you shouldn't try to lose the british accent, you should be proud to be british

[Blue]

you shouldn't try to lose the british accent, you should be proud to be british

But think about how the americans would make fun of it

[Describe]

have surgery to remove your voice box.

[heartbeat]

eat lots of american food and no british

[ideabox]

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

[alexxxxx]

tbh, the british/american mixture accent is the worst one.

I'd stick with british tbh, aha.

[Ashley]

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

I was thinking the same thing. :S

[heartbeat]

british accent is much better than american why would u wna lose it

[Smits]

Just speak naturally and you'll get your own uniqe voice pretty soon.

[flatface]

Keep the British :D

[Metric1]

I wanna loose the New York.

[Stacey.]

My cousins moved to Canada then six months later they came back for a holiday with canadian accents.
So I think that if you're around american people then your accent will change naturally.

[Adam!]

haha soph speaking with an american accent

i want to hear :D

[-Soph-]

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

Lmao yeah, they do... my friends always tell me that they like my accent, but it's not really a case of them liking it, I hate the attention it brings onto me, I guess I'm kinda a conformist.

[-Wolverine]

British accents are pimpin', I see no reason why you'd want to lose it? It gets you attention, but it's good attention.

[Stevehere]

I wanna go to america and show off my gangsta london accent kthx <3 xx <3