One word: practice. It is usually easier for young people to adopt an American accent. However, it is not impossible for an adult to eventually speak perfect American English with practice. You'll have to make conscious effort, though.
This is really more of a generalization or stereotype. Some Americans like the standard English accent and some do not. Just as some Brits like the American accent, and some do not.You simply cannot make the blanket statement that Americans like the English accent.
The accent on the 'e' in "école" is known as an acute accent. It changes the pronunciation of the 'e' to make it sound like the 'ay' in 'say' in English.
Mario has an exaggerated Italian accent. Imitating that kind of voice will make you sound very much like Mario.
She had a charming French accent that made her speech sound elegant and sophisticated.
un accent (masc.) un accent aigu : é un accent grave : è un accent circonflexe : ê
Whenever there is an "a" sound in a word, like in "cat", make the sound like an "o", like in "dog". Say "Mon"instead of "Man", and "Cot" instead of "Cat", and say "Yah" a lot, etc.
With difficulty. Hollywood actors like Meryl Streep who have attempted the accent sound to Australians more like Cockney or South African. The only viable way would be to live here for some years and make a conscious attempt to mimic the elements of the accent which make it unique, and eliminate elements of one's original accent.
It depends. If it doesn't make you sound weird.
well dear... it would take maybe... 45 years or so. btw make me sound like i have a british accent.
Some of the most common indicators are that the swedes usually pronounce Z´s like S's, J's like Y's, and they often mix up W's and V's when speaking Engish. Also, they often cannot make the TH sound, since this sound is not present in Swedish. Instead they will replace the TH sound with a D sound.
The ISBN of A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound is 0385746806.
Americans love speech. Since we founded the country, we have loved speech-making and the sound of words. Americans just like using idioms and slang to make speech more colorful and interesting.