Originally posted by Vector A
"Ladies" sounds off now, kind of Aussie-ish.
Why am I not surprised?
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Originally posted by Vector A
"and gentlemen" sounds fine.
"Failed" is better but still off a bit. Not sure how to improve it.
Is it the "l"? This sound does not exist in Brazilian Portuguese, so I probably exaggerated a bit (I tend to say "fey-ode").
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Originally posted by Vector A
"we are" is getting there.
Yay!
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Originally posted by Vector A
Second syllable in "general" is a dead giveaway because it's much too long. When most GA speakers say the word, it's basically just "jenn-rull." The "A" in "American" may be slightly too long as well.
Makes sense. I wonder if I do the same when I speak naturally...
Thanks for the feedback, I really need to practise my American English
Feb-04-2012 22:31
Lira
Ancient BassAddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasília, Brazil
A
Russell and Stu: Your turn. Can you guys speak American?
(You can try to speak Australian or Irish if you want, Brian... it should be funny )
It's a "foreigner" thing, I guess. I don't really know what sounds I'm supposed to omit when I'm speaking a different language/accent, so I end up sounding as if I were "reading" it in my own language.
I'm surprised my "back" didn't sound like "beck", actually.
Feb-04-2012 22:38
Vector A
Your petrochemical arms
Registered: Apr 2011
Location: U.S.
I'm pretty terrible at accents. Probably my best is Irish, but even that one stinks.
Weirdly, I think I am a bit better at doing a "correct" accent in Spanish (than I am at imitating other English accents), probably because I don't have a ton of muscle memory (or whatever you want to call it) telling me how the sounds "should" be made.