01-31-2015, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniela
Right...we tend to forget that, here in the States.  I also have a "generic" American accent.
Can you usually detect regional accents on Americans? I can't distinguish between different types of British accents. Sometimes it takes me a little while to tell whether it's Australian, South African or British. 
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I can only really detect general areas of some accents. Mainly due to tv and fillums.
I can usually tell the difference between a Canadian and American accent.
There are just as many regional accents and lingo here as there are there. I'd say more folks sound Downtown Alley than Downton Abbey, but then I would say that, I'm a "...up t'back ginnel" northerner! 
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/de...english/ginnel
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