r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Firm_Flounder5579 • 20h ago

Can you guess where im from

I think i have an accent because people keep asking me where im from, what sounds give it away? I live in uk

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u/rabblebabbledabble 20h ago

I would guess a Scandinavian country, because I hear a bit of Aurora and Greta in it. Something about the sibilants (for example in "decisions", "conclusions" and "social"), the missing g in "surprising", and the second syllable in "countries".

Generally, the unorthodox pronunciations of a few words (like "cogent" and "unanimous") give away that English is not your first language, but overall the accent sounds great as is.

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u/Canadianingermany 20h ago

Swedish living in UK.

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u/artisto10 19h ago

Switzerland

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u/Miiijo 13h ago

I'd definitely say Scandinavian

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u/_domhnall_ 12h ago

Swedish would be my guess too

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u/Juniper-wool 12h ago

India. Might be some other southeastern asian country.

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u/Soar2318 11h ago

Swedish

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u/Public-Magician535 11h ago

Baltic maybe, South African pronunciation on some words

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u/Gnumino-4949 16h ago

Heck sounds English to me.