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Anonymous wrote:I believe that I haven't missed anything. I think that you don't understand the concept clearly.I agree that (nothing new here) an intonation is one of the most important part of any accent. But in your example it is related to an empasis of some particular words to add a bit...

ScratchThat wrote:I'm an American, but my sister has lived in the UK for about seven years now. She has kept her "yank" accent since she's been there, but she admits that some UKers tolerate the "yank" accent while others hate it. When she's talking to people who hate it, then she "tones down"...

Hi,Uh, but what's the difference between accent and pronunciation?We pronounce cerain words but we speak with an accent. Accents often include such things as an intonation and way how you connect words in your speech.Proper? And how do you define proper?Just make sure that you pronounce your...

Cvilla wrote: SillyMe wrote: "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" Is the difference between those two an accent matter, or a pronunciation matter? Neither. The intonation is the key. You have used an intonation...

I'm an American, but my sister has lived in the UK for about seven years now. She has kept her "yank" accent since she's been there, but she admits that some UKers tolerate the "yank" accent while others hate it. When she's talking to people who hate it, then she "tones down" the American...

SillyMe wrote: "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" Is the difference between those two an accent matter, or a pronunciation matter? Neither. The intonation is the key. You have used an intonation stress to...

Hi,I'm sorry, but I really don't think most of what you said makes sense at all. But maybe it's me who doesn't understand, so let me comment on your post:Could you please find at least one place in this thread where I said that pronunciation was useless. Uh, but what's the...

So you can't say accents and focusing on pronunciation are uselessCould you please find at least one place in this thread where I said that pronunciation was useless. I was saying that it should have been proper to some extent. Accents do make speech inaccesible for most...

SillyMe wrote:LOL! This one made me smile! They are not speaking fast, it's that you are listening too slowly.Don't worry, I was kidding. SillyMe wrote: I don’t think so. I have never spoken to an American. I watch only dubbed films and like them that way. I don’t listen to...

"You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" "You knew your brother did a bad thing, did you?" Is the difference between those two an accent matter, or a pronunciation matter? Neither. The intonation is the key. You have used an intonation stress to emphasise those...