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I've never given much thought about my accent but, recently, I've wanted to know how people would perceive my English. What do you think of it? Where do you think I'm from?

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Have fun 🤩

Hey guys, I’d like to hear your thoughts on this one https://voca.ro/1gTPRbZOoGiN

Thank you very much :)

Oi, poderia julgar meu sotaque e até mesmo o ritmo de fala (não sei como descrever de outra forma)? Estava estudado br pt há muito tempo e embora saiba que falo claramente, mais to ainda tentando melhorar e soar menos como um estrangeiro. Pra falar a verdade, meu sotaque é pior durante a conversa espontânea do que lendo em voz alta…

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https://voca.ro/1dczh9MhRpkm and where I'm from do you think?

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Please call Stella.  Ask her to bring these things with her from the store:  Six spoons of fresh snow peas, five thick slabs of blue cheese, and maybe a snack for her brother Bob.  We also need a small plastic snake and a big toy frog for the kids.  She can scoop these things into three red bags, and we will go meet her Wednesday at the train station.

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Can I improve my rhythm without a daily language partner? Can I watch enough IG reels and Easy French to nail it? I’m in no rush, but is it possible? Haha.

Haven’t read anything in almost a month. Whoops. B1 Lawless French reading practice, « Le client est roi ? », available for free on their site.

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Basically, I recorded this audio because I'm wondering if having an accent could put people off on Discord and make them avoid talking to me for some reason?

I gave more context in this recording but if needed I can provide more context in the comments.

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Hola a todos y a todas. Disculpas de antemano por lo largo de lo que sigue y por los errores.

Cuando era pequeña, había unas hispanohablantes en mi família, que venían del norte de España. Me encantaba hablar con ellos tanto como que pudiera, pero no los veía más que dos or tres veces por año, y mis padres no hablan nada de español, así que no lo aprendí realmente jamás.

Estoy intentando de reaprender y mejorar mi competencia en este lengua tan hermosa y, para mi, tan nostálgica. Tengo dificultidad a decidir ya intentar de hablar con la pronunciación de España como mis parientes o con la pronunciación de uno de los países hispanoamericanos de donde vienen unos de mis amigos actuales. Por unas razones familiales complicadas, no puedo más hablar con los de mis parientes hispanohablantes que todavía están vivos. Yo vivo en Canadá y la gran mayoridad de los hispanohablantes que conozco hoy son de hispanoamérica (pero los YouTubers hispanohablantes que miro/escucho lo más son españoles -- no sé por qué).

En cada de las dos grabaciones que he compartido, leo el mismo pasaje de una poema de Neruda, una vez con cada de las dos variedades que me sienten naturales. Claro que ninguna de las dos versiones no será perfecta de todo. Lo que querría saber es cuál de las dos opciones les parece más natural en mi voz.

Muchas gracias por sus comentarios.

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Is it bad to fake an accent when you want to sound as possible as you can to a native? Or just because you like the way someone sounds when speaking the language you are learning? I ask, because I don’t see any problem on doing that but I have received criticism for me doing it.

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i read the script of the random youtube video cuz i didn’t know what to say😭

Hi, everyone! English isn’t my native language, but I recently moved to the USA for university and set a goal to sound as native as possible. My written English is okay, but my accent and pronunciation are pretty off. I plan to build my future here, so I want to adapt as much as possible. I’m also a singer, which makes it so much more important for me.

My ultimate goal is to obtain Midwestern American accent, to the point you would not be to distinguish me.

I’ve recorded a best audio quality clip I could, following the subreddit guidelines. I read two texts suggested here that cover all English phonemes (LINK TO TEXT). Some words were unfamiliar, especially in a 2nd text, so I stressed a lot, but I think its important to note that

P.S. My reading ends at 01:58, and the rest is just random generated noise, so you won’t waste your time.

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Posted this on the language learning subreddit and this sub was suggested so here it goes: Been told i sound fake and unnatural by native speakers from the US, is it true?

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