Thread 212127012

>ESLers literally spend a decade+ of their life learning English just to end up with an American accent
>some even take special classes just to learn the accent

which American accent

>>212127042
The generic "general American" accent that's taught in schools.

>>212127012 (OP)
Who gives a shit?

>>212127068
I wasn't taught an accent in school

>>212127068
They teach British English here thoughbeit.

>>212127012 (OP)
I mean, yeah? What's the alternative? Learn Australian? Lmfaoo

>>212127108
Depends on the country. Countries that are closer to Britain tend to teach British English, ones that are closer to the US tend to teach American English.

>>212127012 (OP)
Imagine spending your whole life learning a new language…that must suck major balls

>>212127108
We know, same with Portugal Portuguese and Spain Spanish. Even though at this point individual cities United States, Mexico and Brazil are probably hold influence as the whole of Portgual, Spain and the UK.

Whole thing is honestly just massive cope at this point

>>212127012 (OP)
american english is way easier to understand for ESLs.
i can't hear half the consonants when bri'ish people speak

>>212127012 (OP)
>just to end up with an American accent
we don't though. most euros have idiosyncratic accents that don't line up with any native speaking population even if all the phonemes are present in one dialect or another. it's a result of picking up the language from people speaking a mix of dialects.

>>212127012 (OP)
Sorry no ablo prison english or algo

>>212127068
I'm not sure i understand what that is.

>>212127012 (OP)
We learn the King's Englisch here

>>212127012 (OP)
>watch Mad Max (1st one)
>can't hear half of dialogue
your accent is far worse

>>212127012 (OP)
when I talk with Americans they say I have British accent while British pp say I have American accent

>learning anything except the default accent
only freaks do that

>>212127756
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English