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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

She has been living in India for years now and her pure American

Hi

Are these lines natural, especially the underlined parts? Any suggestions are welcome.

She has been living in India for years now and her pure American accent has been masked/overpowered by the (an?) Indian accent. Many Indian expressions are the permanent part of her American English.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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supplanted, replaced

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The 2 'accent's and 'American's and 'Indian's in the same excerpt bother me. Your two verbs seem overly censorious to me.

She has been living in India for years now, and her American accent has been commingled with Indian English. Many local expressions have become a permanent part of her speech.
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Thanks, AStars.

What if it is not replaced; it's still there but has kind of softened or faded. (I am not sure if the underlined words are correct or not.)

Let me try again please. Are these OK?

After years of living in India, Kate has lost most of her American accent to the (an?) Indian accent.

After many years, Kate's pure American accent
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Sorry, MM, I didn't see you there.

Thanks for the beautiful word commingle.

Tom
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Kate's accent is now a fusion / admixture / synthesis / harmonious combination of American and Indian accents.
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