Yes! Everyone has an accent. Just like everyone is a “citizen”… just maybe not of the US.

When I tell an American that they also have an accent, the response is usually hostile. At my restaurant job, a Black male customer snapped, “If I had an accent, you would be able to hear …
Newsflash, Americans: Everyone Has an Accent, Including You
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Claire Handscombe
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Apr 5, 2020
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Yes! Everyone has an accent. Just like everyone is a “citizen”… just maybe not of the US.
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Written by Claire Handscombe554 Followers
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Editor of WALK WITH US: How the West Wing Changed Our Lives; author of the novel UNSCRIPTED and of CONQUERING BABEL: a Practical Guide to Learning a Language.
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