Which country has the most accents?

For example, the United Kingdom has the largest variation of accents of any country in the world, and therefore no single "British accent" exists.
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Which country accent is best?

British accent has been rated as the most attractive English accent in the world, according to a new survey by the CEOWORLD magazine. The results were revealed in a global study, which questioned 96,398 people across 32 countries worldwide to list “most attractive English accents” other than their own.
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Which country has the most English accents?

Option 1: the American accent

The most popular English accent of them all. Spread around the world by American cinema, music, television and more than 350 million North Americans (including Canadians, eh), this is the easiest accent for most people to understand, whether native speakers or non-native speakers.
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Which country has no accent?

For Italy the no-accent-region is Tuscany, where in fact most of the current italian comes from. Even so, they still retain some characteristic expressions and ways to pronounce certain words that is very distinct (eg see this or listen to this).
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Who has the strongest accent?

According to a poll conducted by YouGov, Americans believe Boston is the one place in the United States with the strongest regional accent, with the Southern Coast trailing behind in second place. In the survey of 1,216 American adults interviewed, 23 percent said Boston has the strongest accent.
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The English Language in 67 Accents



What is the thickest English accent?

Geordie. People from Newcastle speak a dialect called Geordie, which is one of the strongest and most distinctive accents in England.
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Which English accent is the hardest?

There are many, very distinct, British accents. It's true that Indian accent is the most difficult one in the world to understand.
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What is the prettiest accent?

According to a recent poll in the Independent, the British accent has been chosen as being the most attractive accent in the world, beating the French accent which was once know as the loveliest accent.
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Who speaks the clearest English?

The Netherlands has emerged as the nation with the highest English language proficiency, according to the EF English Proficiency Index, with a score of 72. It is ahead of five other northern European nations at the top of the chart.
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What is the clearest English accent?

Some people believe that RP (Received Pronunciation) is the most standard or general accent in British English. Many EFL (English as a Foreign Language) schools teach it because it is supposed to be the most “polished” pronunciation. It is typically referred to as “Queen's English” or “BBC English”.
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Which accent is most popular?

British is the most likeable accent globally, with 45% of respondents stating they enjoy hearing their native language spoken with a British accent.
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Where is the purest English spoken?

FOR years, the people of Inverness have revelled in the proud boast that they speak the best English on the planet. Their clear and melodious pronunciation of the language has been applauded by linguistic experts and dialect experts across the globe.
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Which accent is most spoken?

American English Accent:

American English is also known as U.S English or United States English as English is the most widely spoken language all over the United States of America. Each and every Nation has its own accent of speaking English.
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Which country speaks less English?

The 15 weakest-scoring countries, in order of strongest to weakest, were Iran, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, El Salvador, Oman, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Angola, Kuwait, Cameroon, Libya, Iraq and Laos.
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Is English easier American or British?

Some learners prefer American English because they believe it has fewer regional accents and dialects than British English does, experts say, and therefore is easier to understand and to use.
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What is the true English accent?

The “how” – British accent vs American accent

In all reality, the standard British accent was the one that changed significantly in the last two centuries while the American accent stayed more or less the same. During the American Revolution, the English language started to change in Britain.
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Is Indian accents funny in English?

The Indian accent sounds a little like the Welsh accent—but all regional accents in Britain are made fun of, in an affectionate way. But the real issue with the Indian accent in English is that it has a different rhythm to that of a native English speech (of any kind—British, American, Australian, whatever).
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Which country has most languages?

Papua New Guinea is the most multilingual country, with over 839 living languages, according to Ethnologue, a catalogue of the world's known languages.
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What is the hottest language?

The votes are in and it's unanimous: French is the sexiest language in the history of ever. To make things even steamier, French is a legit Romance language along with Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and a few others, named as such because of their Latin roots.
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What's the hardest language to learn?

1. Mandarin Chinese. Interestingly, the hardest language to learn is also the most widely spoken native language in the world. Mandarin Chinese is challenging for a number of reasons.
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Which accent is hardest to imitate?

The British Accent

The Great British accent proved to be the most difficult of all the accents to imitate – along with the regional Yorkshire and Cockney pronunciations, in particular.
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What countries love British accents?

The British accent was voted the absolute hottest on earth, coming top in countries as far-flung as Sweden, China, India and the USA. A British brogue was particularly desirable in Asia, with South Korea and Malaysia also finding UK accents too hot to handle.
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What is the ugliest accent?

The "Scranton accent" is getting national attention. Scranton is the number 2 seed in gawker.com's contest for "America's Ugliest Accent." It's sometimes called "Coal Region speak."
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What is the most annoying accent in the world?

“When it comes to accents that are most likely to annoy Americans, Boston, Southern, and New York accents topped the list,” researchers said. The Boston accent had the following rankings: #1 for the most annoying accent. #4 for the smartest sounding.
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What is the easiest accent to do?

“The easiest to teach is the Londoner accent, or Standard British. I really love teaching more complicated ones like French or Australian, which are hard because most people tend to lean toward British sounds or Irish sounds when trying to master a new accent,” Sammi says.
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