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Aaron-谷润岚

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To everyone who messages me saying they like the “British accent

,” please realise that there are hundreds of accents in the British isles (I’ve included an ‘Accent Map’ I saw recently).
We don’t all sound like Harry Potter and have afternoon tea with the Queen 😜

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  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @幸运星 In that case, they should say “London accent,” but even that isn’t real. London itself has a lot of accents. What they really ‘mean’ is the BBC accent

  • 幸运星

    What they mean is London accent....

  • Claire

    @Aaron-谷润岚 Ah I see. Many people in China also have accent on mandarin

  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @Claire sure, but “dialect” and “accent” aren’t the same

  • Claire

    I think there is a standard like Received Pronunciation. Like we have many dialects but mandarin is official

  • hoa

    Nice! Giống như khi các bạn học tiếng Việt mà nói tôi thích giọng bắc or giọng nam...... điều đó không quan trọng. Người Việt nge đều hiểu cả.

  • Gabriela

    @Aaron-谷润岚 absolutely. You should file a complaint. What a terrible service XD

  • Grand Ale

    It's a shame you don't sound like harry popotter 😂

  • Daniel

    Sometimes when we got used to those kinds of accent and suddenly have to communicate with English speakers who have different accents. I have to admit that is a real challenge, we've got to stop and listen carefully to be able to recognize them.

  • Daniel

    Interesting!!! All non-native English speakers like us usually get used to accurate English accents such as London, American or sometimes Australian accent. It depends on a teacher who teaches you

  • Hamudi

    @Aaron-谷润岚 lol

  • Carlos

    @Aaron-谷润岚 🤔 but is that one the most neutral accent?

  • 樱子 sabrina

    lol

  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @Carlos I guess the accent most people are accustomed to is the London accent. It’s what you’ll hear on the BBC

  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @Gabriela hahaha I know, right? So rude of her 😂

  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @Hamudi really? I hateeee it 😂

  • Carlos

    According to that map which accent would you say is the most "common" or "regular British accent"?

  • Hamudi

    I love the scouse accent

  • Aaron-谷润岚

    @Amy don’t worry, it’s hard for us too :)

  • Reason

    amazing

  • Amy

    i think some of the British accent is quite difficult to follow, for example,I can't understand English with a Scotland or Ireland accent 😔

  • Gabriela

    You really don't have tea with the Queen??? Not even in the morning?

  • Secret ER

    知道，還有很土的口音。

  • mason

    Totally confused.

  • wuyue

    😥

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