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Is it possible to pick up an accent?

Many people have said that it is impossible to lose the accent from your language of origin and therefore impossible to pick up on a new accent. Is it possible to pick up a new language without standing out as a foreigner? 

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It is possible.  I acquired the American accent when I moved to New York and New Yorkers'  way of talking fast, I  mean really fast.

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Yes, it is. :-) One guy I knew was even confused for a native speaker during a Japanese language competition and was almost kicked out for it. :-O He wasn't a native and even won first prize later on. :-D

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Indeed, it's possible. I met a Chinese girl living in Bogota who speaks with an accent from Bogota. When you listen to her speak you can't notice that she's from China.

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I have some friends who have special accent, as they r my best friends so I have been affected by them & picked up their accent :-)

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I think it is possible. It takes practice.Google Accent reduction or,

https://www.google.com.ec/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Accent+reduction

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