Would I have an accent to them ?

Soo… I was lyin’ in bed and I started thinkin’ bout’ french people. Soo… If someone had a french accent and I talkin’ to them, would I have an accent to them ? Lol

Answer #1

hi

I’m german native speaker. If you try to speak french, native french speakers will tell you, you have an english/american/whatever accent. If you try to speak german, native german speakers will say you have got an english/american/whatever accent.

If you speak english to a native french or german speaker, they will assume you speak ‘correct’ english and will try to imitate your pronounciation.

If somebody from france or germany has very, very much practice speakin english, he might be able to hear the difference between scottish, a yankee, an oxford-english, a texan and an australian accent. It takes even more practice to be able to imitate those different accents. After all, many native speakers can’t.

Some people never get rid of their accents, even after 40 years of being expatriate. (Look at Arnold Gouvernator.)

You probably wouldn’t hear the difference between a Parisian and a mediterranean Frenchman. The French do.

Answer #2

Totally. If you go to Europe and make friends, they always talk about how much they love your accent. It is really amusing.

Answer #3

I live in new zealand and an american exchange student came to my school and we were all like omg cool accent and she was like hey you all have accents too!

Answer #4

LOL ofc you would, everybody has an accent…

I’m French, I was born in France and lived there for most of my life… Haha and to me even people from Quebec have a weird accent…

I like Canadian, Spanish, and German accents though. xD

Answer #5

Lol yes you would haha. I’m from England but I moved to Australia and they say I have a really strong english accent! :)

Answer #6

yes, you would have an accent when you go to any other country, not just france

Answer #7

lmao why did you start thinking about french people

Answer #8

Don’t worry, so do I haha :D

Answer #9

hahaha, I think up the strangest things ever.

Answer #10

I’m Irish and I think Americans have accents.

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