2006-09-03 08:01:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As a non-native speaker...? Most any American movie or TV show is a good place to start. Listen & repeat until perfect!
...Oh, yes, I forgot to mention, don't pay any attention to HOW a word is spelled; pay atention to how it's PRONOUNCED. They aren't always the same!
2006-09-03 08:08:01 · answer #1 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sing.
Get a Karaoke machine ($60.00) and a few popular Karaoke music CD's ... in song, you get better pronuciations - since the singer has voice instructors/ editors to clarify enuciations. Also, Hip-hop will give you words that is common in society ( just don't use the N word ... deriving from Nigeria ). Country music will give you that "Southern" accent ... Rap music will bond you to the afro-american community ... Jennifer Lopez will have you mixed with Latino/ Rappers / California. Opera --- Musical plays like 'Cats' or 'Phantom' (not Italian opera ... u want to know english) will get you more into the old English dialect.
Lastly, read all the "Harry Potter" books outloud and learn how to pronounce stuff like Hermine (Er-mine-ee).
2006-09-03 17:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how serious you are about it. If you want to improve your accent quickly, find an accent coach. These kinds of people really exist. They will identify which sounds are most difficult for you to produce, and they help you learn how to make them and to sound more American. When actors have to speak like natives of another country, they all have voice coaches. Several British actors have played American parts in movies, and they are convincing as native speakers because they have had such coaching. Ben Kingsley and Anthony Hopkins are two who come to mind.
2006-09-03 19:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by azera221 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also helps to record yourself. Find some inexpensive way to record yourself speaking and see how it compares to American TV and radio accents.
2006-09-03 15:08:09 · answer #4 · answered by Keith D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch more TV. Thats what all of my out of the country friends say thats how they learned english in the first place.
2006-09-03 15:03:22 · answer #5 · answered by fade2blac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
practice
2006-09-03 15:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut off your tounge......
2006-09-03 15:06:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why the hell would u want to do that
2006-09-03 15:02:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋