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The primary feature that separates the General American accent from the British accent is that it is rhotic.

But in the past two centuries, the standard British accent has undergone a lot of changes while the typical American accent remained practically the same and we can notice only subtle changes. In 1776, when the USA declared its independence, British and American accents have not yet diverged and the pronunciation was the same in both countries. They brought their native language with them. The American English, as we know and use today, was the accent originally spoken by the first English colonists who established their first permanent settlement in 1607 in what’s now known as the U.S. The modern American accent is older than the British accent and it is closer to how the English language used to be spoken than the U.K. It is spoken by the majority of Americans. What most people think as the typical “American accent” is the General American accent which is sometimes called Network English or newscaster English. First, let’s discuss what the American accent actually is, how it differs from the British accent and what features set the American accent apart.įirst, you should keep in mind that the term “American accent” is a gross oversimplification because there are actually many evolving regional American accents.