I want to get rid of my accent

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?

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.

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)

Don't talk.

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

And I barely do Blinger.

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

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

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Originally Posted by Grindie

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

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But think about how the americans would make fun of it

have surgery to remove your voice box.

eat lots of american food and no british

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

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

I'd stick with british tbh, aha.

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Originally Posted by ideabox

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

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I was thinking the same thing. :S

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

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

Keep the British :D

I wanna loose the New York.

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.

haha soph speaking with an american accent

i want to hear :D

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Originally Posted by ideabox

I thought Americans liked the British accent? =s

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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.

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

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