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You may be asking yourself what is the best way to improve your English pronunciation and reduce your accent. This is one obstacle that many people face when they are learning another language.

Many of us do not realize that the language that we speak forms the way we pronounce sounds and also what stress we put on the words which we speak.

If we are unable to change or modify the way we place the stress on the words, we will not be understood in the other language.

In English it is vital that the words that you say have the correct stress. Listen to people as they speak and try to memorize the stress and pronunciation that they put on the words. You can do this by watching English television or videos or by listening to the radio in English.

There are so many resources that are available to you online which can tremendously reduce your accent and better your pronunciation.

The best method that we have seen is the American Accent 16 Hour Audio Course which will help your accent improve tremendously. This program offers techniques that are not often taught in English schools or textbooks. You will notice a definite difference in your accent after completing this program!

Missy's picture

I was just thinking about the different accents that there are in English. People from different states have different accents. I like to listen to the different accents that there are out there.

Not only are there accents within the English language itself, but other accents come from people who speak English as their second language. Some people have an easy time getting rid of their accent but others keep their accent for the rest of their life.

Living in California, you get used to hearing many different kinds of accents because there are many immigrants who live here. It is nice to hear variations in the language.

I think we are so accustomed to hearing people whose native language is not English. Sometimes we don't even really pay attention to their accents. Sometimes we don't even hear their grammatical mistakes. The most important thing is communication and understanding one another.

~Missy

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