What gives away a foreigner when trying to speak a language accent or grammar

Accent

If you want to sound like a native what will give you away,  grammar mistakes or accents?  Accents of course.   I hear people in the States make grammar mistakes all the time, even if they are native speakers, however, people who have perfect accents when learning a language, yet make grammar mistakes its often hard to tell.

Wrong grammar is accepted

Think about it in the States how many songs have wrong grammar.  People often do not even use an “s” in the their person. For example Timberland’s song “The way I are” or any other countless performers .  In fact many people in the south say, ‘Them are’ or do not use are pronoun cases right. Grammar misuse is ok, however, if your accent is strange people will right away know you are not a native speaker.

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