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Asking Americans to help you with your accent?

by | Apr 10, 2009 | Uncategorized

Native speakers of English will usually gladly help you to pronounce words that you are struggling with or answer questions you have about the American accent. This is great and you should use this opportunity. But here are some things you consider first:1. Most...

Using idiomatic expressions

by | Apr 2, 2009 | Uncategorized

As I have posted earlier, most people who are working on reducing their accents should also constantly be trying to improve their vocabulary. It’s particularly important to focus on improving your understanding of and ability to use idioms, expressions and slang...

The American R sound

by | Apr 2, 2009 | Uncategorized

One of the biggest differences between the British and the American accents is that Americans always pronounce the letter R. In England the words “load” and “lord” would sound very similar since the R tends to be silent before another...

Becoming truly fluent in English

by | Mar 8, 2009 | Uncategorized

People who are working on reducing their accents and who want to sound more like native speakers must also continually work on improving their overall language fluency.Never neglect other important skill areas of English. Make sure that you are constantly learning new...

more details about the American “fast D” sound

by | Feb 17, 2009 | Uncategorized

As I stated in a comment below, I didn’t have time to cover all of the details of the American T in the YouTube video. Here are some more facts: This fast “d” sound occurs when a T is between two vowels but it also sometimes occurs when the letter T...