In Speaking English^x, Pronunciation^x, Accents^x

Annvan: Thank you for the compliment. I'm not from India, but I'm glad that you think so. People from my country have a reputation for having a strong and distinctive foreign accent when they're speaking English, and this is what I really want to avoid. 

After years of speaking English, it's not changed much. No matter how hard I try, I can't control my tongue. My English teacher in Korea once said it's nearly impossible to correct the accent once you become an adult, and I believe it now. Maybe I should give up and just stick with...

Yeah, but I was only considering two "general varieties" with their transcriptions, the ones you find in dictionaries. If you start to consider all the varieties, you'll never stop. I just noticed a mistake... ...I meant to write that in BrE it's more like /aʊ/. There sure are...

Hi there, What is known as "Received pronounciation" in the UK is seen as the "posh" way of speaking English. This is how the Queen speaks, and was the way all TV presenters had to speak a few decades ago. Nowadays, there is no standard accent for teaching children the UK, and there is no...

Anonymous wrote: SillyMe wrote: Hello, I just don't understand why you people are obsessed that much with your accents. For me there is only one thing seems important that is to be understood. I doesn't matter how you sound unless you are a stage performer. If we are foreigners we are supposed...

SillyMe wrote: Hello, I just don't understand why you people are obsessed that much with your accents. For me there is only one thing seems important that is to be understood. I doesn't matter how you sound unless you are a stage performer. If we are foreigners we are supposed to speak with a...

Definitely NOT European! I tend to agree with another poster, I'll put you somewhere in Asia, though I'm not sure... The Far East sounds more possible, (Korea? Japan? China?) but there's an off-chance you're from an Arabic-speaking country, or Iran, though, to be honest, most Arabs have clearer...

Hi Wuv, I don't think I can be of much help, I don't practice spoken English much yet, but I feel your problem might well be one of my future problems. I can just say that... Wuv1337 wrote: ...when I speak English because I have a really bad accent. ...that you could try focusing a little on...

This is really badly off topic but I couldn't resist the temptation to comment on your correct observation. I understand very well that native speakers of English mispronounce foreign words because foreign languages are not studied much in English-speaking countries. Well, can you really blame...

Anonymous wrote: What is the method to speak fluent english ? someone said the grammer is correct,but people may don't know what i want to ask?why? thanks Speaking English fluently is not just about knowing the right methods. There are many facets of English one needs to go...