The main feature that separates the American accent from a lot of other accents in English isrhotic speech. This means that most Americans pronounce the r in words such as “ h… See more

As we saw before, the General American accent is rhotic, meaning the letter ris always pronounced. To understand the American R, try listening to these word… See more

The Letter T
The letter t is another example of a letter that’ll tell you if a person is from the States right away. The first thing you have to rememb… See more

If I had to pinpoint one sound that will massively help you develop an American accent, it would have to be the schwa sound. It’s found in nearly every word! When you l… See more

The sound /j/ can also give you information about a person’s accent. This is the j, ge or dge sound that you can hear in American English words like “ jump ,” “ gentle ” and “ judge .” (Yo… See more