What is accent?

Answer 1

Employees working in call centres, BPOs and various other offices of American companies need to speak English in the American accent. Likewise, there is also a need for many employees to speak English in the British Accent. There are several accents, however the most common accent training requirements are to learn the American accent or the US accent and the British accent or the UK accent.

Answer 2

The verb to accent means to accentuate or specifically enhance, or to stress a word syllable. The noun accent is similarly a stress or prominence (as in pronunciation or in music. It also refers to any of various marks or punctuation. In language, it is a set of pronunciations particular to a region or ethnic group.

Examples:

"The fair was designed to accent the economic gains of the state."

"A table or lamp may accent the decor of a room."

"The accent in the word 'deny' is on the second syllable."

"Place an accent on the stressed syllable."

"He spoke with a French accent."