In Intonations^x

Hi, I am applying to several Ph. D. programs, and I need to learn how to mask or hide my Southern West Virginia accent. It is not cute- it is embarrassing in a business setting. If anyone has ever seen "Matewon" (movie about WV coal country), you will understand. Imagine giving a presentation...

Einmalige Narizsse wrote:Well, so if someone says: "I'm hungry" it isn't possible to hear "I'm either" and "Me either", is it? Not possible.by the way, do I have to always make a question instead of sentence "Or I have to say "So am I". " ? Should it always be "or do I have to say "So am I"...

Thanks for help.I tell you something. I had asked someone (from this forum) about this "either" and I was told to bring up NEW TOPIC.And this person isn't new here, so it isn't my fault at all, cause I knew, people had asked about it. But I really needed help...Well, so if someone says: "I'm...

Hi, Gimson writes that the glottal plosive is to be kept separate from any glottalisation or lanryngelisation involving creaky voicing or the vibration of the false vocal folds just above the vocal folds in the vocal tract. He goes on to mention that these latter sounds are often associated with...

Ok, I will answer your original post: Hoa Thai wrote:PART I:Does 'A is not as strong as B' mean 'A is weaker than B' to you? Most of the times, but not always. If it does go to PART II, else go to Part III below and see if your reason is the same as mine; if not, please offer your thought. I'm...

Hi K.,I spent a whole year in the UK, doing a postgraduate course. To make things worse, I chose to go to Wales because Cardiff Uni is at the cutting edge in my field. Have you ever heard somebody speaking with a Welsh accent? For the first two months there, I only wanted to cry... In spite of my...

Hi Jim, I noticed this, and remembered something I read on that book, "American Accent Training". I didn't pay much attention to that part, because I then found out that there were a lot of exceptions, so many that it made no sense to consider any rules. CalifJim wrote: a palm-planted COURTyard ...

Instead of saying it with a normal voice, she used an artificial or exagerated intonation, perhaps to emphasise what she wanted to say. Not sure what's the point in the context.

Hi,I've seen you got some corrections, but... Keenlearner wrote: "Thanks alot for consoling me.Your lovely and kind words really encoureged me that I dont have words to describe my feelings,but only grateful,what else can I say/should I say. OR,what else I can/should say."I want help in this...

Me, too. I agree with you the French culture is strongly associated with romance. English with French accent is very romantic. I have a different view with an awkward angle.There is something tender like a cool breeze in French accent. We had a connection with many languages such as Chinese,...