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Cheesecake_08 Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
accent reduction
Hello! would anyone please suggest things I should do to improve my accent.. I want to enroll in an accent reduction program but can't find any..I want to imitate an American accent. I'm fluent in English but still have this regional accent. (Filipino-English)... Thanks... Hope to receive some responses...[
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Hi Cheesecake_08, Where are you based? Do you live in the US? I'm sure I could find a school where you could take accent softening classes if I knew where you live.
- Hi Cheesecake_08, Where are you based?
- Do you live in the US?
- I'm sure I could find a school where you could take accent softening classes if I knew where you live.
- Alternatively, you could go for over-the-telephone accent coaching.
- In addition to working on your accent with an English teacher or speech pathologist you should listen as much as possible to American English: films and radio are good media for this.
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Hi Cheesecake_08,
Where are you based? Do you live in the US? I'm sure I could find a school where you could take accent softening classes if I knew where you live. Alternatively, you could go for over-the-telephone accent coaching. In addition to working on your accent with an English teacher or speech pathologist you should listen as much as possible to American English: films and radio
Where are you based? Do you live in the US? I'm sure I could find a school where you could take accent softening classes if I knew where you live. Alternatively, you could go for over-the-telephone accent coaching. In addition to working on your accent with an English teacher or speech pathologist you should listen as much as possible to American English: films and radio
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Hi Englishuser!
Thanks for responding. I really aprreciate it. Unfortunately, I'm not living in the US. I'm here in the Philippines and most probably I would take the alternative way. I always watch English movies and programs but still as most non-native speakers problem we still have a very obvious regional accent . I just want to lesse
Thanks for responding. I really aprreciate it. Unfortunately, I'm not living in the US. I'm here in the Philippines and most probably I would take the alternative way. I always watch English movies and programs but still as most non-native speakers problem we still have a very obvious regional accent . I just want to lesse
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Hi Cheesecake_08,
I'd recommend you to contat Berlitz Manila.
I'm sure they could help you with softening your accent (at Berlitz).
Let me know what you think.
I'd recommend you to contat Berlitz Manila.
I'm sure they could help you with softening your accent (at Berlitz).
Let me know what you think.
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Hi Englishuser!
Thanks for the info I appreciate it a lot. Hmmm, it's a bit pricey though...I think I can't afford it.. A friend told me that I don't need to enroll. He suggested that I speak to foreigners more often so I can get used to their intonation and accent. It will help correct my accent in one way or the other....
Thanks for the info I appreciate it a lot. Hmmm, it's a bit pricey though...I think I can't afford it.. A friend told me that I don't need to enroll. He suggested that I speak to foreigners more often so I can get used to their intonation and accent. It will help correct my accent in one way or the other....
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Hi Cheesecake_08,
I am well aware of the fact that Berlitz courses tend to be quite expensive. What you could do would be to spend time speaking to foreigners; just like you said, you will likely improve your pronunciation a lot this way. However, in order to 'perfect' one's accent, it would be good to see a teacher or instructor who could point out on more subtle pronunciation mistakes y
I am well aware of the fact that Berlitz courses tend to be quite expensive. What you could do would be to spend time speaking to foreigners; just like you said, you will likely improve your pronunciation a lot this way. However, in order to 'perfect' one's accent, it would be good to see a teacher or instructor who could point out on more subtle pronunciation mistakes y
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Hi Englishuser!
Thanks for all the responses. It was greatly appreciated....
More powers to you in helping non-native speakers like me... Thanks again.......
Thanks for all the responses. It was greatly appreciated....
More powers to you in helping non-native speakers like me... Thanks again.......
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Just a tip: Concentrate not only on the accent but also on the intonation, i.e. the rise and fall of your voice.
By the way, we used to live in the Philippines - and I love the way Filipinos speak English!
By the way, we used to live in the Philippines - and I love the way Filipinos speak English!
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Hi Annvan!
Thanks for the tip. I agree with you regarding intonation.
Nice to hear you love the way Filipinos speak English....It makes me smile
Thanks for the tip. I agree with you regarding intonation.
Nice to hear you love the way Filipinos speak English....It makes me smile
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hello cheesecake. i am american. i have lived in the philippines before and i can say that there is no other place in asia that is so americanized like the philippines. i didn't feel like i was away from the US when i lived there. filipinos speak with a very north american accent. they even know more about the US than some americans (myself included). ask filipinos about the american states and th
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Hi! How I wish I know you're name so I could type it with this note.
Anyhow, nice to receive this response from u. Thank you for giving high regards to us when it comes to speaking English. It's because we were once colonized by the Spaniards and the Americans. You are right when it comes to dialects. We have numerous of it and if I'm no
Anyhow, nice to receive this response from u. Thank you for giving high regards to us when it comes to speaking English. It's because we were once colonized by the Spaniards and the Americans. You are right when it comes to dialects. We have numerous of it and if I'm no
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