American English or British English?
Hi everyone, I'm a bit confused now, I hope u could give me some advice . Things like this:when I fist touch English learning, my first English teacher tought me British pronunciation . However my second English teacher spoke American English and I influenced by her a lot. As I watched many American TV dramas and movies I prefer to speak American English more. But recently when I reviewed the phonetics I only to find I understand British phonetics better. I mean I can only read the British phonetics but pronounce in American way. Now I wonder what should I do to change such situation, do you native speakers mind speak mix English ?( a conversation may contain both British and Ameican pronunciations) thank u so much if u can give me your suggestions!

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I'm an American, and it wouldn't bother me.  It would be confusing if you mixed British and American spellings, but mixed pronunciation would be totally fine.  There are so many different accents that native English speakers can have, and there are even more non-native accents, so it doesn't matter much if you invent your own accent.  As long as you use one of the correct pronunciations, you will be understood.  :)

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I'm British, and it wouldn't worry me either.  You're Chinese, so nobody is expecting you to sound exactly like a British or an American person. The only thing that matters is that people should understand you. Lots of people have 'mixed' accents. It's important to speak clearly and be understood, but beyond that, nobody minds.

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Thank u for your opinion ^ ^

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As an American, I don't think I would mind, nor would I mind if you mixed some of the spelling (I refuse to spell the color grey as "gray"). The only thing you definitely should not do is confuse American and British vocabulary and idioms, as that will confuse many native speakers.

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I agree  with the other answers you receive.  You can mix pronunciation  freely.

After all,    American English is a mix of so many different accents,  including British pronunciation,  that nobody will question  any pronunciation you use.  They will just accept it.

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