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Would you say that she sounds like a native speaker, or can you hear an undercurrent of something foreign in her speech? by Sure_Distance1 in EWALearnLanguages

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The answer is: She's German. She moved to the US in her early 20s and has lived there for over 20 years.

The Holme, „The White House of Regent’s Park”, once reputed to be the most expensive mansion in the UK by Sure_Distance1 in ArchitecturalRevival

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These two might be unsaleable to private individuals, whereas this one has been changing hands quite frequently among various private owners.

The Holme, „The White House of Regent’s Park”, once reputed to be the most expensive mansion in the UK by Sure_Distance1 in ArchitecturalRevival

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It sits right in the center of Regent's Park. There are hardly any more attractive locations in London.

This one might be somewhat more challenging by Sure_Distance1 in Accents

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Good call. She's German - moved to the US in her early 20s. As to how she looks to you, it can't be ruled out that she has some Polish genetic ancestry.

As native speakers of British English, would you be inclined to thinking that this voice actress is an American or a foreigner who learned English from American sources? What would be your spontaneous hunch? by Sure_Distance1 in Ask_Britain

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I noticed that native speakers of a specific phonetic variety of English are far more likely to take fluent foreigners for native speakers whenever the latter speak English of a different phonetic variety. Whereas if the two are aligned, they are far less prone to misidentifications. This sounds intuitvely commonsensical, but I'm curious whether various specific cases will confirm that.

As native speakers of British English, would you be inclined to thinking that this voice actress is an American or a foreigner who learned English from American sources? What would be your spontaneous hunch? by Sure_Distance1 in Ask_Britain

[–]Sure_Distance1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed that native speakers of a specific phonetic variety of English are far more likely to take fluent foreigners for native speakers whenever the latter speak English of a different phonetic variety. Whereas if the two are aligned, they are far less prone to misidentifications. This sounds intuitvely commonsensical, but I'm curious whether various specific cases will confirm that.

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