What does it sound like when somebody with a strong foreign accent fakes an American accent?
607543
sounds like a more intelligent American :)
194583
practicing with someone that can, like a true american. \nI live in Germany and am half american, and so i help all my friends here and the people in my choir how to pronounce stuff right.
1089919
Yes, it is impersonating someone
527688
As many people have said there are many American accents. The approach would also differ for Australians and English (which in turn has a wide variety in accents). I'm an Aussie and to do a British accent involves a more forced articulation of the vowels (i.e. away from the centre mid, e.g. opening the mouth further with "a") a slight lengthening of the vowels and obviously less slurring, contractions of words and glottalisation of vowels that usually goes with an Aussie accent. In regards to intonation I generally have to put a dampener on the way I use pitch to express myself and be more strict on the way words are stressed.\nAn American accent would generally involve a degree of nasalisation of the vowels for Aussies and Brits alike. The stress intonation I generally find stronger (though not rigidly so) in an American accent than either British or Australian. The pitch intonation is weaker than Aussie accents but stronger than English ones. Glottalisation in American accents is relatively rare but moreso than British. Articulation and length of vowels varies a bit for American accents but generally closer to an Australian accent (same goes for contractions though they are used differently). Slurring varies a lot in it's degree so can't say much there. Glides on vowels I think are less pronounced than both English and  Australian accents.\nThere's also the issue of increased volume and more forced body language, though in reality it's not as big of an issue as we'd make out.
6063
I've been told by Germans that Americans sound like they've got potatoes in their mouths when they're talking.  You could try that - if your mouth is big enough :).  Otherwise, it's very difficult to acquire an American accent, even if you've lived in the US for several years (although I know of a Lithuanian who has an American accent and he only lived in the US for two years).  I would say just make sure you enunciate well and be happy with your interesting accent.
766156
depends what kind of accent and how heavy.  if he can't understand what ur saying then yes
752731
Yes, and it doesn't take very long at all.  I spent over 2yrs in Moscow, didn't even speak Russian when i went, and within a few months had the accent down.  Only way most could tell i was American was when i started to speak English.
983379
Well, I wait a few moments to listen and figure how great their grasp on my language really is.  Appearances may deceive.\nYes, I'll speak slower (since I go fast easily) and more deliberate, and definitely use proper English (no slang, sometimes no contractions, and generic terms).  \nI might ask them to teach me something from their language (thank you, or hello, or some blessing).\nSounds like your husband provides a little entertainment!
1021289
Why don't you take your prideless sack of sh*t self up to one and start hanging out and sucking up to him/her? He/She'll be more than happy to help you out with your accent after he/she's done with laughing at your pathetic sense of self.\n\nFYI, people LAUGH at you when you try to behave like them when you're NOT. If you actually had any foreign friends (FRIENDS not ACQUAINTANCES), you'd know. Don't believe me? Ask them frankly. Things would be different if you lived there cause you're just trying to fit in. Here? You're just too ashamed of yourself.
1101297
It sounds like russian
395937
They have their own accents, yes.\n\nTo the untrained American ear, it sounds like an Australian accent, yes.\n\nBut it has its own characterisitics.
666745
How we feel about an accent usually reflects how we feel about the people who speak with that accent.
626793
Actually, all trained singers who sing in English use a special accent, which isn't like their speaking accents either for Brits or Americans.  In order to create very nice-sounding vowels in singing, singers are trained to create the vowels differently.  This may give you the impression that they are speaking American English, but perhaps that is just because you are used to it, since Americans have to be trained to produce the vowels this way as well.  So the UK singers aren't being fake; they are using pronunciation that fits the context, and Americans do the same thing.
173960
when i was younger i would call people and ask them if they ordered Chinese food and i would be talking with an accent and i would keep repeating words like i didn't understand English that well and it makes a lot of people mad. "yo odo chin nee foo yo nuba ***-**** oh yo odo chi nee foo chashew chicke flrie rrice. no?? yo odo no chi nee vety soty yo no odo chi nee foo today huh? ....." you get it right?
508435
Good question. I have on occaision tried to change mine. I find that I can only do it if I am concentrating on it, sort of like an actor does. However, If I were to relocate somewhere, like Georgia US., In time, by being around people who speak with a southern accent, my accent would start to adapt, or change. So it is by either practice like an actor or association with your surroundings.
562049
Hmm, I have a good friend from near there and I can hear no accent at all.  Sometimes he says cattywampus which cracks me up though.
918928
Well, i'm British, i don't mean to offend anyone, but American accents sound a bit stupid to me, especially southern ones, it's just me but they sound slow and a bit dumb....sorry