I have been working on a London accent for a few years now, and I have been posting recordings on here to try to get tips on how to make it more authentic. I posted a recording yesterday, and I have worked on the things you told me to, so here is another recording. I am sorry if I am getting annoying, but I am just looking for help. The first link is to the one I posted yesterday, and the second is to the one I recorded to day. If you could, please tell me if it now sounds better or worse, and why? I think it sounds a bit too posh now, what do you think? Any tips are appreciated!
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh314/LynsieA1/flix/?action=view¤t=jude.flv
(yesterday's)
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh314/LynsieA1/flix/?action=view¤t=0414080817.flv
(today's)
Help me out, how do I make it less posh?
Will it ever be PERFECT? How? Do you think I will ever be able to convince a true Brit?
I don't like posh, it makes me sound stuck up, which I am NOT!
ok i'll be honest with you.. =]
-the first recording you did, there wer waaay too many dialects..like i wud say manchester accent overall but with a sorta australian thing as well..cz the tone kept going up and down..in the way they speak..
-also..i think you should try and relax a bit more cz at times it sounded like you were in pain or were thinking too hard..maybe if you wrote down what you were going to say, then read from it, that might help, so you wouldnt sound so lost for words.
the 2nd recording is so much better..although for tips:
-you pronounce the 'a' sound very differently..you seem to sqeeze the 'a' sound in your throat, so next time try and relax the 'a' and make it shorter, sharper rather than so elongated.
-ooh, please avoid the cockney accent, you sometimes pick it up..ie-'elp instead of Help..lol..
keep practicing, your really good but a few improvements will make it fabulous!
April 14th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Haha i love it
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
okay
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
its fine.
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
the second one is very good
edit – keep working on it you nearly had me fooled
and why make it less posh? sounds so much more classier
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is English
April 14th, 2008 at 8:33 am
american
and austrailian
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:34 am
i think its very convincing…but i like todays version better….keep up the good work…:)
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:35 am
LMAO!!! That's tight….I love it
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Its okay, sounds more like British to me!
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:36 am
newest one is way better! It is still a little rough but you are so close that i know you can nail it.
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Brilliant, sounds so convincing.
I am originally from birmingham, but my mates girlfriend is from london, and you sound so alike.
Well done, keep going.
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Yesterday's sounded like an American's, and today's sounds British, which is great (meaning a britsh could understand you when you speak ), and it's not close too being posh, it's just a like the normal british accent. I do love it, and would like it if you do countinue to work on it so that you could be perfect in it. And i wish i had the british accent like your's.
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:41 am
i sounds English just not really as if your from London, is more of a Kent sounding sort of accent so your nearly there, it doesnt sound posh to me so i wouldn't worry too much about that
are there any English programmes you could watch, do you have eastenders out there? if not you can watch it on the "bbc iplayer" website, i think that would help, alot of accents in films are abit over the top so try not to take any tips from dick van dyke lol
southern accents tend to elongate their words like for example i say "canterbury" but without knowing i over emphasis the a and say "caaaanterbury" (much to the annoyance of my bf)
hope that helps alittle!
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im from kent and now live up north
April 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am
ok i'll be honest with you.. =]
-the first recording you did, there wer waaay too many dialects..like i wud say manchester accent overall but with a sorta australian thing as well..cz the tone kept going up and down..in the way they speak..
-also..i think you should try and relax a bit more cz at times it sounded like you were in pain or were thinking too hard..maybe if you wrote down what you were going to say, then read from it, that might help, so you wouldnt sound so lost for words.
the 2nd recording is so much better..although for tips:
-you pronounce the 'a' sound very differently..you seem to sqeeze the 'a' sound in your throat, so next time try and relax the 'a' and make it shorter, sharper rather than so elongated.
-ooh, please avoid the cockney accent, you sometimes pick it up..ie-'elp instead of Help..lol..
keep practicing, your really good but a few improvements will make it fabulous!
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london girl wiv a london accent (ME) =P
April 14th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I'm very sorry to say but you sound mostly American even though the second is far better than the first. I know this won't get me 10 points…
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am
its good. but, practice more, if you are still learning it
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April 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I'm American and like you have never been to England. But I think yesterday's sounded more British than today's, even though you may have jumped from accent to accent. If you want to convince a Brit, you're going to have to at least live in England for a while. Another option would be to hire a voice coach (like someone who teaches actors different accents for roles in movies).
I think working on an accent like this is a silly endeavor. I've been studying French for over 12 years now. If I really want to become fluent, I need to spend some serious time in a French-speaking place. My French is pretty good for an American though but there are some areas where I'm an idiot in French. As far as the accent goes, I'm sure any French speaker would say I jump from accent to accent too. But I know my accent is better than the stereotypical American accent. I guess my point is that learning a different accent in your native language is like working on your hair style. Why should it take that long to do something that simple? Whereas learning a new language is like sculpting your whole body.
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