I've noticed many Philipinos speak with American accents. I chalked it up to being taught the "American" way in the Philippines since it was occupied (is that the appropriate word?) by the USA in the not to distant past. Similarly, if you take away the Chinese syntax and quirky adopted meanings of certain words (ie. already, etc) many Singaporeans will sound vaguely British. I don't think pronunciation will the OP's biggest challenge in fitting in. If he can get the hang of American sentence structure it will be his biggest boon. I think adopting an "American" accent (let's face it, there are too many regional accents to choose from) will be going a little too far-people will find it strange/inauthentic.nakatago wrote: That said, I think I got my accent from watching too much TV. One thing I did notice is that, you need to get rid of this mind set: thinking in your local language and then translating it into English (some even do it word-per-word). From the get go, construct your thoughts into your target language.
Your mileage may vary. Long live and prosper.
+1local lad wrote:With due respects to all native American speakers, may I know how important to learn the American accent? They are not as tongue twisting as the Scots or the Irish speakers. I feel it is more important to learn the American slang or the American way of life in America that one can hold a conversation with Americans living in the States ( anywhere for that matter )
FWIW, some Indonesians do too. Some Indonesians and Filipinos have similar speech patterns. However, a distinct 'r' can also be nice--like how Eartha Kitt does it, for example.AngelJoy wrote:this.Toddler1 wrote:Yes it has come to my attention that most Filipinos speaks with an over exaggerated "R" sound when they speak.
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