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Originally Posted by cub
Apparently accents are pretty 'set' at a young age. If you move to another part of the country, or another country entirely, and make a concious decision to want to change to fit in you will pretty easily.
I moved from the Midlands to the North West but was determined to keep my accent and I have. I've been here years now.
Joss Stone notoriously developed an American twang overnight - as has Nadine from Girls Aloud - so the answer is: yes you can, but have to want to.
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Complete rubbish.
I loved it when i first moved to london and everyone commented on my welsh accent
Obviously im constantly around londoners so ive unconsiously picked it up.
I DID NOT CHOOSE TO TO FIT IN.