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I always found it odd that the Russians all had British accents.

• colechristensen 4y ago
  If you learn British English as a second language, that’s the accent you have. Apparently most of the non-star actors playing Soviets were Eastern European/Russian so it would make sense that they didn’t have American accents.
  • ac29 4y ago
    > If you learn British English as a second language, that’s the accent you have. That doesnt seem to hold true for the ESL accents almost anywhere in the world, though. Most people's accents sound like their native tongue.
    • colechristensen 4y ago
      As you progress though your accent becomes more English and less your first language. If they're learning in the American sphere, you don't notice the second accent, if they're not... I really like running across a person developing an American Southern accent with their English learning.
  • SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
    > If you learn British English as a second language, that’s the accent you have. Depends what you learn from. If you learn English from the British then sure. As you might in Europe. But if you learn from Americans, or even from American TV, well, that's what you'll learn. There's no one "British" accent though, people learning English in a region of England or Scotland do and should pick up the local accent. What works is correct, speaking like a local is what works.
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