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So you want to speak English like an American? In this article we have nine tips and tricks to get you on your way. This advice will not only help you not only improve your American accent, but you’ll also learn about contractions, idioms, and much more.
January 23, 2021
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So you want to speak English with an American accent? Well that’s only the first part of speaking English like an American. In this article we have nine tips and tricks to get you on your way. This advice will not only help you not only improve your American accent, but you’ll also learn about other points that will help you speak English like an American.
This is just a short list. There are many more contractions.In addition to grammatically correct contractions Americans use a ton of slang that's based on the same idea of combining words together. These do not always use apostrophes (like "gonna'), although sometimes they do use apostrophes (y'all). These are used widely in everyday speech and give American English its unique sound and style.
If you're just learning American English and want to understand what people are saying, you need to learn these contractions and understand how widely used they are in everyday speech.
Consider, for example, that people growing up in the US are taught to write: “I want to go to the store.” But as is typically spoken, it will sound much more like: “I wanna go t’ the store.’Another example: "She is going to take some cake.” When people speak, this sounds more like: ‘She’s gonna take some cake.’Listen out for these contractions in conversations, and practice incorporating them into your spoken English as well.
A last few resources: Wiki long list of contractions.childish video on contractions will give you a silly view on how contractions are formed.
Unless you are focusing on a New England ‘R’, such as you might hear in Boston, then you’ll want to master the standard American R.
If you’re still curious about the Bostonian accent, this video will teach you that the ‘o’ is rounder in Boston and will explain makes the ‘r’ so special in Boston.Moving on to the standard American R, in this video you’ll hear how to master the sound. In the American R, the tongue is in the middle of the mouth. People comment that at minute 5:12, you can really learn to master the American R sound.
Language experts can be fascinated bu the American R because it's so unusual. It seems to exist in only a few languages including Mandarin Chinese.
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Check out the videos that Americans have on YouTube. If you want to speak English like an American, you’ll want to expose yourself to the American way of speaking English. If you listen to BBC and British Council videos, then you’ll speak English with a British influence.
Examples of American English teachers on YouTube include:
-Jennifer ESL
-Rachel's English
They have an abundance of material to help you speak English like an American.
You can also subscribe to American podcasts about your favorite subjects and listen to them while you're on the go.
That way you will expose yourself to more of the American vocabulary and way of speaking, and the filler words and phrases like '. and stuff like that," Americans use in everyday speech.
