At one English language school in Mumbai, India, half the students want to speak English with an American accent, not British, reports the Agence France-Presse today. Interesting that one quoted source, a professor of English at the University of Mumbai, suggests the growing popularity of American English may be another way of breaking away from his country’s colonial past with Britain. I’m guessing, though, that the huge numbers of Indians working for U.S. companies in India and abroad drive this desire to sound American.
Love the quote from the 24-year-old computer worker in Mumbai who says speaking English with an American accent gives him, “a boost with the girls.”
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