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Re: British Accent Training Centre

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:34:13 GMT

Hi Alex,

I am looking for accent reduction coaching. Can you provide me the training.

Regards

Ananya

Re: American Accent Training!

Anonymous — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:05:52 GMT

Hi,

This is with reference to your email that u would b interested in accent training. I would be glad to assist you on the same. I have been an accent trainer in renowed organisations in Mumbai, India. I can also manage to handle a group of students who wish to learn US/UK accent.

Thnx & Regards,

Kalpana

Re: American Accent Training!

Arvsworld — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:24:27 GMT

Hi guys, Arvin here. For those who have been trying to get in touch with me, please check my profile information -- that's where you'll find my email address and company website information. My training center is located in Makati. For those of you who live in the area or around the Makati area, feel free to inquire. Everything you need to know to get in touch with us is on our website. Regards, Arvin

Re: ancestry

nona the brit — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:41:46 GMT

I'd also find it a bit odd to ask this in a business situation. If you were in a friendly informal conversation it might be a bit different. However - generally speaking we only ask about people's background if they have an accent that is obviously 'foreign'. Then you can say something like 'so where are you from originally?'. If they have the local accent then it would be a bit insensitive to start questioning their heritage. After all, in Europe (especially in the UK) we are so mixed up that you could easily have someone with a 'foreign' surname who has no idea why - it could have been an ancestor hundreds of years ago. If someone has a 'foreign' name for both their First (given) name AND their surname then you can probably assume their parents come from that country, and it's not such a big deal to make an informal enquiry - but I still wouldn't raise it in business.

With regards to people who look mixed race, no, it is rather inpolite to ask unless you get into the sort of informal conversation where it is natural to talk about our backgrounds - but I wouldn't single someone out. I do know a few mixed race people and some of them I know about their background, and others I don't. Somehow sometimes it just comes up naturally - usually they start the subject off. For example, I found out that one mixed race girl had a Trinidadian father when she started talking about a trip back there to meet some of her family. We then had a good chat about her trip and her family. But I wouldn't have asked 'where are your parents from?' just out of the blue. To us it sort of suggests that you feel they don't fully belong here.

We also don't really approve of asking strangers personal questions on any topic, not just race.

Speaking with native speaker

JCDenton — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:56:10 GMT

Hi my EF friends,

Please I'm just curious, have you ever spoken with an native english speaker? What kind of problems did you have during the dialog with an native english speaker? Share your experiences..Personally, I have experiences with speaking with people from UK and US. For example, last year I was with my gf at the vacation in
London (beautiful city, except of that prices..:-(. I was proud that I was able to communicate with almost everyone (in hotels, in Madame Tussaud gallery...etc.). I said almost, because when I was hanging around the Tower Bridge, I met there a man who wanted something from me and I had absolutely no idea what was he talking about. I didn't catch absolutely nothing from his speech...:-( I felt really awkward, because at the end he showed me his empty cigarrette box and started his strange english again...:-(..So maybe he wanted cigarrettes, I don't know.... I was happy that I got rid of him at that time...He had really strange accent and here we get to the point. My ability of understanding to native speaker depends on the accent of that particular person. For example, I remember on guy from Tampa Bay, who taught us in english conversation school. I loved the lessons with him, because he had absolutelly clean accent. I caught every word from his speech. I was with him in a pub. He told me about his parents, about the living in US, about the prices of the tickets to the NHL match...etc. It was great. But then he moved into the other town and they gave us another native speaker. That guy was from US as well. He said that he his from Chicago, but I must say that the lessons with him were horrible. Everythime when he started to talk I caught just first three words and that was all...:-(
Nice ilustration of the problem with accent are the TV shows. There are a lot of actors, where I have no problem with understanding of their speeches, like William Petersen (CSI), Eric Close (Without a Trace, I love his NY accent). But there are actors where I'm happy that I have an english transcript. (Gary Dougan from CSI or Anthony Lapaglia from Without a Trace).....:-)

That's it. I'd like to hear your experiences...I'm really looking forward to it..I think it's interresting to talk about this.

with regards

JCD

Re: URGENT :I am Looking for a Free British Pronunciation Software

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:45:26 GMT

hi shania

while browsing for free online software for british accent, i found your name. did u find any such software? if yes, kindly send me a link at <e-mail removed>

Best Regards

hetal

Re: British Accent Training Centre

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:56:22 GMT

Hi,

I do think you should think about about it, I will be the first to enroll in your class.

Regards

Annie

Re: Gramatical Mistakes Common to Chinese English-speakers

Goodman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:22:42 GMT

Hblaw wrote:

Hi all,

My native language is Chinese and I am learning English as a foreign language. I am wondering if you could name a few mistakes that are commonly seen in Chinese people who speak/write English as a second language, so that I can be more conscious in avoiding them in the future.

Any advice (relating to gramma) will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Best Regards,

- HBLaw

Well, I think this is right up my alley, so to speak. Speaking from experience, the most common problem for Asian learners, including Chinese are the followings:

In writing:

Capitalization

Third person/ singular rule

Gender (he/ she)

Space

Punctuations

Incorrect choice of word

Grammar Structure

Speech-wise:

Awkward Accent

Frequent Iteration

Unclear or incorrect pronunciation

Change of gender in mid conversation, i.e. switching he to she or vise versa.

Mixed grammar

Re: When I have trouble...

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:45:36 GMT

Hi,

So what would you advise Kooyeen with regard to the pronunciation of the words he asked about?

As far as specific lexical items are concerned, I would advise him to look them up in an American dictionary. More generally, I would suggest he spend time training his ear in order to recognise all the distinct sounds of the American accent he is aiming at (if he really wants to sound American, then he needs a very specific model). He would need to learn how to produce all the linguistically relevant sounds of this accent and some of their most important allophonic variants (e.g. t-voicing). He should then move on to practise American stress, intonation, and rhythm. Once all these aspects of American pronunciation are mastered, I would start thinking about subtler differences such as differences between male and female speakers of the language.

Re: When I have trouble...

CalifJim — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:34:22 GMT

I certainly see your point, but I hope you see mine, too.

I think I do see your point. So what would you advise Kooyeen with regard to the pronunciation of the words he asked about? (He's particularly interested in acquiring an authentic American accent.)

CJ