0
Mr. Tom Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocabulary and accent of Tom Alter

Hi

Sorry this may not be the accurate forum for this question, but...

Tom Alter (an American) came to India after graduating from the US and spent the rest of his life here working in the movies. His Hindi was near perfect. Could you please tell me if the long years spent in India changed/softened his American accent. Or he still sounds like a native American? What about his choice of words?

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

He has a mild Hindi accent. He does not sound American. He sounds more British-Indian than American, but he does not sound British, either.

— Anonymous

  • He has a mild Hindi accent.
  • He does not sound American.
  • He sounds more British-Indian than American, but he does not sound British, either.
  • He sounds like an Indian who has smoothed his accent quite successfully.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0

He has a mild Hindi accent. He does not sound American. He sounds more British-Indian than American, but he does not sound British, either. He sounds like an Indian who has smoothed his accent quite successfully.

0
0

If you hadn't told me he was American, I would not have guessed it.

He has the accent of Indian English now. Well, actually, somewhere in between Indian and American.

Nothing about his word choices stands out as unusual to me.

CJ

0

Related Questions