Im so bad in American Accent  So i want to improve my Pronunciation in American Accent?
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Most accents are caused by only a few sounds within a language that are hard to hear or pronounce after years of speaking something else.\n\nFirst, listen to American English as much as you can...radio, tv, movies, etc.\n\nSecond, tape record yourself speaking. Listen to each word you say, and identify the sounds that are giving you trouble. Make a list.\n\nThird, find out the tongue and lip positions for each sound (these can be different between languages, even though the sound is named the same).  For example, make sure that when you say a word with "th" in it, you are very rudely sticking out your tongue from between your teeth, touching your top teeth lightly (that's one most of my students have trouble with, so we spend some time being awfully silly and sticking our tongues out at each other).\n\nFourth, pick sounds, one at a time, and make lists of words with those sounds. Practice saying the words in the new way, slowly at first, and then picking up speed. Then tape record yourself saying them and listen for correct production.\n\nIt takes time, but it can greatly reduce your accent.
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1) read English magazine aloud so that your tongue gets the taste of English\n2) See some good English programs(like you want British accent watch BBC news) and try pronouncing the way they do aloud\n3)even when thinking try thinking in English so that the stream of words flows when you speak and not searching for words when you speak\n4) improve your vocabulary
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Just start talking to people. Americans love helping out. Your written English is very good. Find a friendly girl in one of your classes and ask her to PLEASE correct you if you say something wrong in English. Also avoid hanging out with people that only speak French/Arabic. That way you will improve quickly. Also read as much English as you can and listen to the radio. You could also let your parent's know that you would like to watch TV in English to improve your language skills.
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You could take an English speaking course; maybe you could use a dictionary to help you with phonetics. It will help you pronounce words correctly. Good luck. Your English is really good, by the way =)
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Hi there. I am a linguist and here are some tips.\n\nRemember that you need to train yourself to speak English as comfortably and perfectly as you speak your mother tongue. \n\nHow do you do that? By inculcating certain practices in your daily lifestyle. These will get you closer to sounding like a native English speaker and equip you with a global accent -- and you will speak not American or British English, but correct English. This is the first step to learn any other accent, be it American or British or Australian. \n\nBefore you check out the tips, remember the three rules of good communication.\n1. Speak slowly.\n2. Speak audilbly.\n3. Speak clearly.\n\nHere are the tips.\n\ni. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them.\n\nWhen you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech. \n\nii. Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down.\n\nIf you speak too quickly, and with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you.  \n\nDon't worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech -- it is more important that everything you say be understood. \n \niii. Listen to the 'music' of English.\n  \nDo not use the 'music' of your native language when you speak English. Each language has its own way of 'singing'.  \n\niv. Use the dictionary.\n\nTry and familiarise yourself with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. Look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say.  A good dictionary can also help learn new words, their meanings, parts of speech, spelling and a lot of other details of good English\n\nv. Make a list of frequently used words that you find difficult to pronounce and ask someone who speaks the language well to pronounce them for you.\n\nRecord these words, listen to them and practice saying them. Listen and read at the same time.    \n\nvi. Buy books on tape. Alternately, listen to British or American TV channels. Focus on the language - vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, pace, etc.\n\nRecord yourself reading some sections of the book. Compare the sound of your English with that of the person reading the book on the tape. \n\nvii. Pronounce the ending of each word. \n\nPay special attention to 'S' and 'ED' endings. This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English.\n  \nviii. Read aloud in English for 15-20 minutes every day. \n \nResearch has shown it takes about three months of daily practice to develop strong mouth muscles for speaking a new language. \n\nix. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation mistakes. \n\nMany people hate to hear the sound of their voice and avoid listening to themselves speak. However, this is a very important exercise because doing it will help you become conscious of the mistakes you are making.\n\nx. Be patient.\n\nYou can change the way you speak but it won't happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it. \n\nQuick tips\n\nVarious versions of the English language exist. Begin by identifying the category you fall into and start by improving the clarity of your speech.\n\n~ Focus on removing the mother tongue influence and the 'Indianisms' that creep into your English conversations. \n\n~ Watch the English news on television channels like Star World, CNN, BBC and English movies on Star Movies and HBO. \n\n~ Listen to and sing English songs. I'd recommend Westlife, Robbie Williams, Abba, Skeeter Davis and Connie Francis among others.
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The best way to improve is to practice.  I second the person who said to join Toastmasters (www.toastmasters.org).  I was in it for six years and it helped me immensely.  I miss it.\n\nWhen I was in grad school I put together a silly little site with some specific tips.  They are the same things I would tell you here, so you may want to take a look at it.  I promise it will not try to sell you anything, except for the normal Lycos ads.\n\nThe address is: http://stevefournier01.tripod.com/tips/tips-index.html\n\ngood luck.
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If you want to learn english really fast you must do 2 things.\n\n1.GO to an english country and stay there for a couple of months.\nI say this because when there are english people around you .\nYou have no choice of talking another language.So sooner or later you will get used to it and start communicating with them.\n\nNOTE:You must no basic grammer!\n\n2.The best thing to do to improve your accent is to watch english\nTV and english books.This is the only cure!\n\nFollow these my friend and you will be speaking english in no time.
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Listen carefully to the type of accent you want to use (on tape or CD is probably best, as you can listen to parts as often as you need to), and practise. Try shorter sentences with different vowel types, as that's the main part of speech affected by accent, then build up to longer sentences. When you're more confident with these aspects, try working on speech inflections and the overall rising and falling pitch patterns and rhythms when you're more confident. Think of it as music, and listen to it as carefully as you would to your favourite CD.
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There's a great television show on PBS called "Do You Speak American." On it, they detail the various differences in accent in regions across the United States. Their website has many audio clips throughout. You might want to try the "Radio America" section. Of course, the question becomes, where exactly are hillbillies?
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Watch My Fair Lady. And don't feel self-conscious. Your enunciation/prononciation will improve!
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IMPROVE ??  damn dude you're already sounding better than most native speakers we have on this site---maybe you'd consider giving some lessons-------????
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Good question. I have on occaision tried to change mine. I find that I can only do it if I am concentrating on it, sort of like an actor does. However, If I were to relocate somewhere, like Georgia US., In time, by being around people who speak with a southern accent, my accent would start to adapt, or change. So it is by either practice like an actor or association with your surroundings.
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You usually develop an accent by spending enough time around people who have that accent (ie. moving to a new place).  It just takes time.
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I have a normal old American accent. Irish and Scottish accents are sexy.
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try speak it as often as you can the more you practice the better, it would be better if you had an english person to speak to to help improve your english and to correct your mistakes
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I am british and we hear your accent the same as you do, its just we are not used to it so we know you are from america, its because we are so accustomed to our own accent that when we hear others we find them different and strange.
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I am assuming by the way your question is worded that you are not a native English speaker. The best way to improve your language skills is to use them as much as possible. When I was in Germany I refused to speak English even to those who spoke it. I made great improvement every day. You don't need a book. You need to go out and speak with native English speaking persons (Americans, Canadians, Australians, Britons) and try not to use your native language any more than you have to, even among friends. My American friends would always want to revert back to English when we were together.\n\nThe interesting part will come when you have mastered the language and are able to communicate what you are thinking without using a limited vocabulary.