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| etranger Pentaglot Newbie Australia Joined 4481 days ago 5 posts - 12 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, French, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Danish, Irish | Message 33 of 35 22 August 2012 at 9:09am | IP Logged |
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The good news is that there are so many variations/mutations/spin-offs/socio-dialects etc. in English that there is no 'correct' pronunciation: only that which is understandable and that which isn't. If you wish to acquire a particular accent of English, I think it's best to expose yourself to as much audio material as possible in that accent; e.g: If you want to acquire an Australian accent (Now come on you guys! You MIGHT want to!), listen to the Australian Radio or TV broadcasts, available on-line. If west-coast US is your target, tune in to a station from California etc. Edited by etranger on 22 August 2012 at 9:10am 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| banyon Newbie United States Joined 6863 days ago 10 posts - 11 votes Speaks: English* | Message 34 of 35 23 August 2012 at 8:22pm | IP Logged |
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If you're trying to learn General American, you should start with this. It's a (really good) native speaker going
through everything. He does the sounds for Received Pronunciation too, but I can't vouch for those. It's three dollars, but there's a demo for free. http://www.towerofbabelfish.com/Tow er_of_Babelfish/The_Store.html 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| mjhowie1992 Diglot Newbie AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5181 days ago 24 posts - 27 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Mandarin | Message 35 of 35 24 August 2012 at 2:49pm | IP Logged |
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I would suggest that you pick one accent, maybe British English, General American, or
maybe Australian ;), and stick with it. That way you won't necessarily confuse the different pronunciations. I think that maybe British English is easier to pronounce. I am Australian, and it's not difficult to speak similar to British English, but when I try to properly imitate a General American accent, it's quite difficult, because the tongue must move a lot more than in British or Australian English. Still, it doesn't really matter as long as you listen to a lot of sources (movies, radio, native speakers) and try to imitate the sounds. Speak aloud to yourself! I do that! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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