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Well what nationality are you? do you think in your accent? If so, you've already answered your own question.

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:-) Not just accent - local dialect, too!

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Where do people speak with a British accent?

There is actually no such thing as a British accent. There is an English accent, a Scottish accent, an Irish accent, or a Welsh accent.  These are generally spoken within their own countries (English in England, Scottish in Scotland, etc.). However, people all over the world may have a breed of a British accent because either they are immigrants themselves or they picked it up from their family. 


Do people in Brazil have a British accent?

Overall, people in Brazil do not have a British accent. The official language in Brazil is Portuguese, and thus the majority of people speak with a Portuguese accent. However, due to global influences, some Brazilians may speak English with a British accent if they have been exposed to that dialect.


Why do British people think Americans have accents?

Americans do have accents, British people do have accents. When one has a different way of speaking than another then it is noticed. When a British person hears an American person speaking, the American does have an accent to the Brit.AnswerEveryone has an accent! That's how British people know that you are Americans, and how you know that theyare British! Strange question!!


What accent that spike has?

Spike has a British accent.


Is British a language or simply an accent?

British is not a language, but rather a term used to describe people or things from the United Kingdom. The British accent refers to the way English is spoken in the UK, but English is the language spoken in the UK.

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Where do people speak with a British accent?

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What British think about the Americans?

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What do American think about the British?

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He sounds Australian and also British at the same time to people. People from New Zealand have the same accent, so he has a New Zealand accent. Not British, nor Australian. New Zealand.


Do American people have a different accent to British?

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Can you not be British but fake an accent to be in Harry Potter or do you have to be British?

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Does Robert Patinson have a British accent?

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Why do British people think Americans have accents?

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