^ It sounds very neutral to me. :)
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^ It sounds very neutral to me. :)
:D Good stuff! How you say 'Titanic' and 'four' amused me very much! :p
Hehe, I've still got the recording - what was it "Earthquake in Athens"? Maybe I'll post it anyway... ;)
You don't sound like that in the slightest! :confused:
It was just particular words I commented on, as far as I can remember, not the general accent, which was very pleasant to hear. I am a professional in this sphere, but wouldn't dream of assisting anyone in suppressing their natural native sound - it just sounds so absurd to hear foreigners talking like a posh Englishman or like a specific class/region of Englishman, depending on who taught them or which Englishmen they spent time with!Quote:
And you know what? I like it! I don't want to and I'm not supposed to sound English. I am supposed to sound like a Greek, ok? :p So go find someone else to pick on, people! :D
P.S. Oswiu had commented on that recording and maybe he can pinpoint what's wrong with my accent.
You know, I'm dreading what it'll be like, but I've got to hear it!
I'm no expert, but the last few words had a bit of Southern in em, what did you say 'if that's alright' or something. Otherwise pretty neutral like Absinthe said. :thumb001:
What's the BEST way to record and host, people? I've got to join in.
I said, "Hi, this is Psychonaut. I used to have a pretty strong Southern accent, but I don't think I really have much of one any more. Maybe you guys think I do. I'd like to hear what you Yankees think about that."Quote:
Originally Posted by Oswiu
Snag a copy of Audacity. It's free, small and very user friendly. From there you can save your recording as a .wav file, put it in a .zip file and upload it directly to the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oswiu
I have noticed as I have gotten older, my southern accent gets a bit more.... Pronounced...
However, I can be neutral if I try, for job reasons.
I will see if I can record my voice sometime later.
Well ... (white) South Africans normally have two groups of accents, depending on whether their mother tongue is Afrikaans or English. The two accents are distinctive. Mine was probably already mixed when I left for England 10 years ago, since I had many English-speaking friends and went to an English-speaking church. But now, after 10 years in the UK, the South Africanness is wearing off a lot. When I meet more recent arrivals from SA, they think I am British by the accent. Yet to British ears they will detect something different still. I guess it never goes away completely, and is of course something unique, I like it. :thumb001:
I am not sure- I seem to speak generally standard Dutch but with a Hollandic or Utrecht (Central Dutch) pronunciation and sometimes a Brabantic soft G. But it seems to change all the time so I am not sure.
It's possibly because I have been moving all over the country.
When it comes to English I seem to speak standard English but sometimes a mild accent can be heard. When I have the proper programs I will record and post a sample.
im so glad i lost my southern accent as a child.. i got teased a lot.. coming from Huston Texas to Cleveland Ohio is a major switch in accents at the age of 7 :P
I will figure out how and post my voice tomorrow, if anyone has any ideas as to what i should read aloud, or talk about... pm me.