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Anonymous  +  195304 Sat, 11 Feb 06 02:33 AM

I came to America wheni was 9 years old and now I'm 15. I've learned english very well but I can't get rid of my accent.Sometimes people ask me to repeat myself because they couldn't understand a word I said and that gets me really embarrased.If someone could help me with this problem I would be very happy.

CalifJim  +  195802 Sun, 12 Feb 06 08:54 AM
A post in a forum is not going to be enough.  You may need to get a tutor who specializes in accent reduction.  In the meantime, imitate native English speakers as much as possible, even if it seems to you that you are making fun of their pronunciation!

You will almost certainly have to drill on the differences between "b" and "v" - a distinction not made in Spanish.  And another problem is probably words that begin with "sp", "st", and "sc".  Try to glide into them from the preceding word to avoid having them sound like "esp", "est" and "esc".

You might try to find some audio practice materials on the internet.  It depends how much you can afford to spend on this project.

The longer you wait before getting help on correcting your pronunciation, the more difficult it may be to break any habits you may have already established, so it's a good sign that you are now looking for help on this.

I wish you the best of luck!

CJ

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