3. How thick is your accent?

How thick is your accent?

In my L2 (English), I'm not sure if I have one. I seem to convince most people that I'm a native, and I haven't met someone who "caught" me in years. Then again, I don't ask everyone I talk to like "did you hear my accent at all?", so it could be thicker than I think.

In my L3 (Mandarin), I sound hilarious. I started learning very recently and I can't get the tones right to save my life. Also I can't really put a simple sentence together without pausing to think, so I think it's pretty obvious I'm not great at it.

In my native language (Hungarian), I think I speak in a pretty neutral accent. I've met people who could tell where I'm from, but not many.

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