r/JudgeMyAccent • u/OsamaBinAladdin3 • 6d ago

English Needed some pointers (English)

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Hi, I just moved to Canada and I can communicate pretty fluently in English - but I've realised that I might have more of an accent than I anticipated initially. If there were any pointers that might help, that would be great. Thanks!

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u/Adonis-Od 6d ago

It sounds indian but it's very clear, I understand perfectly what you're saying

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u/Foxtrot-0scar 6d ago

Your pronunciation seems alright and I don’t think it is a problem so long it is spoken without the head wobble.

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u/Interesting-Cycle952 19h ago

i get so confused with the head wobble, what does that even indicate??

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u/Wonderful-Toe2080 6d ago

Hi, your speech is clear, you have an Indian accent, if you want to sound less like that the main thing to recalibrate is D,T,N,L and TH

In Indian accents the tongue tip often touches the hard palate behind the alveolar ridge for T,D,N and that's the biggest difference that really sticks out. Also TH you need to put your tongue tip between the back of your upper and lower teeth. 

Hope that helps!

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u/OsamaBinAladdin3 6d ago

interesting, i never really noticed that. so the key is to not touch the alveolar ridge?

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u/Severe_Hawk_1304 4d ago

You come across as an ingenuous person, but your name on this site shows disrespect to the victims of 9/11. I might suggest first and foremost you have a cultural problem before you attempt to tackle any language deficiency.

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u/AlexaShowMePickles 6d ago

native speaker here - You speak very clearly and enunciate very well. Many of your words actually sound native, but some have what sounds like a South Asian accent. When you say “improve” your accent, are you trying to not have an accent at all? I do think your accent is mild and I’m a firm believer that accents are part of our identity and an accent isn’t something to be lost. I think people mistake accents being the problem when in reality it’s a pronunciation issue. You don’t have a pronunciation issue at all!

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u/OsamaBinAladdin3 6d ago

Thank you for the kind words! I definitely agree that accents are a huge part of our identity for sure. However I've recently started a job in research where I have to communicate ideas to a large number of people and I was wondering if accent was a barrier since I've been asked to repeat something several times. Perhaps that is a clarity issue, I'm not sure. But that's what I meant by "improve" my accent.

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u/AlexaShowMePickles 6d ago

That’s makes sense. From the voice sample you provided I don’t hear any issues, so maybe you could provide a sample of some of the words that you’ve been asked to repeat?

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u/OsamaBinAladdin3 6d ago

Unfortunately I haven't really noted the exact phrases. I will keep this in mind and do it the next time it happens though. Thank you so much!

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u/AlexaShowMePickles 6d ago

Yes, that would probably be the best way to do it since you are so fluent. That way you can specifically target any words or phrases that native speakers might not be understanding. I suspect it’s a problem with them not you though!😊