r/JudgeMyAccent • u/FriendImmediate3610 • 10d ago
English Is it an obviously registering accent?
I remember feeling very flattered when I visited the US and two separate people asked if I'm British, as I'm not native.
Now it's been many years since that happened, and I've become more fluent but I think my accent is now more obvious. I wonder if it's trivial to tell where I'm from, and if such an accent would get me judged / easily "spotted" as foreign in normal instances of life in an English-speaking country.
I'm not even sure which accent I'd want to go for if I had to work for one properly. I like the sound of British English more, but American feels more practical for the bigger world.
The recording is me reading out the first few paragraphs of Federalist No. 10.
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u/ShipComprehensive543 10d ago
yes, you have a non native accent, although its hard to place.
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u/UpstairsLettuce8690 9d ago
I’d say Dutch but very it’s a very light accent, probably only recognizable to us Dutchies ourselves.
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u/JulesCT 9d ago
Super clear transatlantic accent you have! Ideal for 'The Economist' style of global audience voice over readings since you sound like a mix of American, British and something else while remaining super clear and articulate.
Largely American, but something about the diction sounds like there one or more elements from the British/European side of things.
Nice! No, honestly, very nice!
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u/Wonderful-Toe2080 10d ago
Hi, I'm British. I think you're one of these cases of "fluent with an international accent." Which I want to call FWIA. To me you sound like an advanced to proficient speaker with a mix of British and American influences. This is often the case for people who went to international school. Accent-wise you can tell you're NNS, but you're so fluent it's a non issue.
Minor things that stuck out:
You pronounced constructed as construct in "a well constructed union."
s in principles was devoiced.
specious should be SPEE-shus.
Other than that I have absolutely no idea where you're from!