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Poll: In my second language, my accent is
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Gitte Hoveds (X)
Gitte Hoveds (X)
Denmark
Local time: 02:07
Denmark menyang Inggris
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Deteriorating Oct 3, 2017

While I was living in England many moons ago, I met an Englishman in Spain who said he knew I was not a native Brit because he could not place my English accent. I took that as a compliment. But that was back in the '80s. Having been back in Denmark since 1991 and only rarely visiting England since then, I am painfully aware that my British accent is not nearly as good as it used to be. I still speak English regularly, and hear it spoken on TV every day, and my accent is probably still OK, but i... See more
While I was living in England many moons ago, I met an Englishman in Spain who said he knew I was not a native Brit because he could not place my English accent. I took that as a compliment. But that was back in the '80s. Having been back in Denmark since 1991 and only rarely visiting England since then, I am painfully aware that my British accent is not nearly as good as it used to be. I still speak English regularly, and hear it spoken on TV every day, and my accent is probably still OK, but it is not brilliant in any way.

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Mario Freitas
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Brazil
Local time: 21:07
Member (2014)
Inggris menyang Portugis
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Near Native Oct 4, 2017

And this is not my personal opinion, which wouldn't be valid. I've heard this, and I keep hearing it from several native English speakers.

[Edited at 2017-10-04 01:44 GMT]
 
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