By Speak english, Consonants

Yep, it is possible, but I believe you have to use both languages equally, with more or less the same frequency. Otherwise I think you will end up being less fluent in the language you use less, and the language you use the most is likely to affect the accent of the other (example: if I speak...

I don't know what you guys are all on about with devoiced /z/. It's not a devoiced /z/, it's just /s/. In the example that someone above used, "vases"... I don't know about up North or across the pond (either one), but American Standard has that as /s/ in the medial and /z/ in the final. Well, if...

I did not read your remarks before listening, so I listened "cold". Raincoat. She's supposed to say "Oh, shoot, not again. I should've worn a raincoat". I can't hear that, I don't hear the "ve". It just seems "I should wear a raincoat". All I got was I sh..d..na raincoat, so you're...

Ok,I started to listen to more complicated stuff (movies), and... I have trouble! I can't hear the sounds, I can't hear the syllablles. I notice strange features... Ok, let's get started. Here's some important points, I just need some advice about them, some comments on them. You will need to...

Anonymous wrote: I would like to know what is the most obstacle to your spoken english? 'greatest' I am somewhat proficient in three languages other than English. My biggest problem in conversations, of course, is understanding the other people, usually because they speak the language...

I am a native English speaker from central England and about a year ago moved to the north east of England. I'm curious to know if any other languages use the distinctive combined glottal stop and consonant sound that is common here, and what the international phonetic symbol is (I've looked,...

I think that the British people sound somewhat "American" when singing because when they speak, their consonants are much more harder than in the American accent(s) but when singing you just have to somewhat soften the consonants... I'm neither British nor American so I can be telling rubbish....