Almost 99% of my students asked this question, although there is no right or wrong accent as we all are speaking differently, so we all have different accents.
Think about it, since we started to learn English, who was our first English language teacher? That person could be your mother or your father. How I give an answer to my students, I always refer to my personal experience.
Since I was 4 or 5 years old, as I remembered, my first English teacher is Kru Oy (ครูอ้อย). She taught English and Thai Dance. I learned to sing my first English song 'Hello' from her...Kru Oy is Thai and obviously her accent is Thai-American.
Then, my mom sent me to learn English at NAVA language school when I was 7 years old, my first foreign teacher is Leo. He's neither American nor British, I couldn't remember where exactly he's from but his English is good enough to improve my English, and I had fun learning with him.
Then I went to a catholic school, my English teacher is Thai and he has a very distinctive accent, influenced by American accent as I could recall.
Some of you might think or still believe that ONLY English native speaking teachers could teach good English, that is partially true, Thai and other non-native speakers can also be great English teachers. Importantly, there are many native speakers who aren't good English teachers. Trust me, I have experienced that first hand.
So, I would tell my students that it doesn't matter which accent you would like to learn from. The more diverse accents you know, the better and faster you could adapt when you interact with the rest of the world.
In speaking, I would say that it is acceptable to combine accents according to which accent we are comfortable to speak.
I do mix between British and American English accents, and some of Geordie accent that I've subconsciously absorbed because I used to live in Newcastle, UK, and of course I absorbed the accent mainly from my husband.
It is funny that my husband who was born and bred in the UK is sometimes using American words and American accent. That's what he got from me.
So you can see that accent is adjustable and adaptable depending on our environment and if you want to change your accent, you can.
But, in writing is a total different story, I told my students to choose to follow either British or American spellings and this cannot be mixed. Mixing different spellings is unprofessional, but somewhat acceptable in some countries - Thailand and schools. However, in IELTS or other language tests, you should stick to one spelling style. Most Thais use American spelling style and that's fine too. The only important thing is to make sure that your spelling is CORRECT.
Just to sum up, it is not a problem if you speak English with more than one accent, do not let that stop you from speaking English and pump up your confidence!
My accents? Thai, British / Geordie and American, yes three accents, and I can still communicate effectively.
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