How to get rid of accent?

The best way to improve your english accent/speaking skills is to talk English with those around you and native speakers alike, there are numerous sites that provide English teaching online. It may be really difficult at first to get used to replying in English if someone talks to you in your native language - but think of it as practice and maybe tell them that you are practicing English and you would like their support. You never know, it could go a long way!

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Hi,

What do you mean when you say you don't have an accent? You certainly do. Everybody does. It is not possible to speak a language without an accent.

Well Im not linguist but its really hard, nearly impossible to completely get rid of a foreign accent. The reason is because your brain is hard-wired to speak in your native tongue. When you are very young and you develope the capacity for speech your brain forges permanent neuro pathways for that specific language. These pathways "solidify" at a very young age and remain permanent for your life.  Even if you move to a different country at a young age and learn to speak a different language you will still have slight phonetic remants of your old language. Take for example someone born in Japan who learns Japanese and s/he does not learn how to say "L" (Japanese language I believe is bereft of the "L" sound). That person moves to the the States and learns fluent engish but will still have trouble making the "L" sound. Instead of saying "really" they would say "rearry". I learned this when a friend of mine tried to teach me Russian; some sounds I just dont have the ability to make.  Now actors can do it because they are consciously aware of what sounds they are making...do you really want to always be consciously be aware of what sounds you are making?? You sound pretty American but you would sound like a mentally handicapped American. I say be proud of your accent most people appreciate them, except for hicks ; )

www.accentschool.com offers free software that can help you reduce your accent.  Might start there.  It explains why you have an accent in the first place and what you can do about it.  Good luck.