The Best (English) Accent

Submitted by zarodinu on May 1, 2026
What accent out of the many ones that exist in English is just the best sounding?

My vote would be the Ocracoke one in North Carolina.

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Level 62
May 1, 2026
Either the West Virginian (no bias. Specifically in the south west) accent or the Kentucky accent (the East one)
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Level 65
May 1, 2026
Anzac or Irish
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Level ∞
May 1, 2026
I'm gonna say Received Pronunciation.

If you speak with RP you sound smart even if you are a complete and utter dimwit. (I'm thinking of a specific person here, but it applies generally).

Also, if you want to be a villain you have that option.

But seriously, it's a very cool accent and I wish I could pull it off.

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Level 57
May 2, 2026
Mmmmmanchester
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Level 80
May 2, 2026
Best accent for

Hollywood villains: Exaggerated Russian accent.

Avoid-being-understood twangs: Southern US/Texas/Australian/NZ. ( Lip reading can help)

Wooing women: French.

Sounding dumb but being secretly smart: Paris Hilton’s accent n lingo.

Easiest to understand: Mine. (For me)

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Level 63
May 2, 2026
accent bias...
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Level 77
May 3, 2026
I've always liked the Aussie accent
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Level 79
May 4, 2026
Texas
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Level 53
May 5, 2026
Probably german or many of the east african/southern african accents.

Friend of my dad’s also has a cool accent, he’s a sikh indian who grew up in malaysia and sounds almost british at times yet has a distinct accent

You hear it in the way he pronounces certain words like stomach