I know immigrants who moved to the US in their 20s and 30s. Quite a few didn’t have much of an accent and I would’ve guessed they were born here but learned Eng

I know immigrants who moved to the US in their 20s and 30s. Quite a few didn’t have much of an accent and I would’ve guessed they were born here but learned English in school due to immigrant parents. Without fail the best speakers told me they lost their accent because they wanted to describe a huge up hill battle. Hard work, practice, and a commitment to figure out the right way to say it. Plus loads and loads of English TV.