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This is difficult to do - trust me. I have spoken to several of my teachers and instructors both in the US and in Europe. This was the most frequent answer : '... a typical American will speak slang. A.k.a using such words as nah, dude, duh in deep tones with exclamation points. Also, the British and Australian accents draw out much more on their vowels than the American accent does...'

The American way of writing is the "original" form of writing in the English language. The Brits decided to add letters to words to sound more sophisticated and French due to being French was looked upon as being "royalty" in a sense.

Then there is the much preferred way of saying that Americans have a '...downgraded form of the English language and their accent show their simple selfs...'

I would suggest to talk to anyone who does not have English as their 1st language or is fluent in it to get a better opinion.

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Europeans often describe an American accent as sounding "melodic" or "sing-songy" due to its intonation patterns and pronunciation characteristics. They may also mention specific features like the pronunciation of the "r" sound and the use of nasal vowels that distinguish it from European accents.

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