So the guys who'll take care of the tree got here...

[conuly]

And asked me about my "English" accent.

I do not have an English accent.
I do not have a British accent.
I once cornered a pair of English ladies and asked them.
They said I sound very American.
I grew up in New York.
My dad was Texan.
I DO NOT HAVE A FOREIGN ACCENT WHILE LIVING IN THE US!

So why on earth do people think otherwise?

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[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I've had friends who get told they have accents, and it's usually because they pronounce their words very precisely and don't cut them off or run them all together.

Me, I pick up the accent of whoever I happen to be talking to. And I grew up with an English mother. I've been told both that I "talk like an English person" and that I "talk like an English teacher."