I have a very strange accent I don't even know how I got it! People could understand me when I speak. However, they tell me that I have one. I'm not an ESL, I'm just wondering how I could get rid of it. I recorded my voice and listen to it...man I sound annonying. At least that's what I think.
Thank you for taking the time to answer.
2006-11-15 12:49:02 · 10 answers · asked by Lee P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Go to a speech-language pathologist and see if they can help you with accent reduction. If it came out of nowhere, I would get it checked out because that is very unusual to have an accent just pop out of nowhere.
2006-11-15 12:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by rachee_gal 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
The Only way i know of getting rid of an accent is Elocution Lessons !
But what is so Wrong with your accent ?
We are all different !
What can be so bad about yours ?
Kindest Regards to You ,
Nick
2006-11-15 12:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by nick h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you are talking about having a different accent in your native language?
Is your accent different from people who come from the same place you come from?
I agree that a speech pathologist can probably help you.
2006-11-17 15:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start listening to books on tape. When you find a reader whose accent you admire, obtain a number of books on tape read by that reader and listen to them over and over until you have memorized way too much of the text. By then, you will have absorbed some of the nuances of the reader's speech and perhaps will start imitating him or her unconsciously.
2006-11-15 13:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has an accent.....people that have been around you a while or live near you are usually used to hearing it....and your accent will change...you will see how friends talk and become accustomed to it....eventually you'll talk almost exactly like them.
2006-11-15 12:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by jv_14playmaker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
every accent is different in it's own way,i don't know if any can be called strange ,if you feel that yours is a stumbling block & your not capable of altering it on your own ,seek professional guidance or join elocution classes , most of all have patience ,accents do change .
2006-11-15 13:09:30 · answer #6 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 04:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have elocution lessons, this will help you to get rid of your accent.
2006-11-15 12:57:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE ...YOUR ACCENT IS PART OF WHO YOU ARE AND ANYONE THAT DON'T LIKE IT...WELL, HUN, THATS THEIR PROBLEM..NOT YOURS!!
I'M A TEXAN LIVING IN CALIF. AND BELIEVE ME MY TEXAS ACCENT IS WAY OUTTA PLACE HERE!!
2006-11-15 13:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by honestypleeze 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Practice, practice, practice.
2006-11-15 15:11:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋