(audio) Why do I never sound like a native?
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(audio) Why do I never sound like a native?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1aR9V2cHYmoActually, you sound quite good, although the recording quality is poor. I don't think you should be concerned about the consonants ; they enhance comprehension, and do not make you sound less 'native'.
The vowels are what usually 'give people away', and yours are good, although personally I don't like the American 'a' which can be 'over-pronounced', making it even more 'strangulated' (and ugly) to a sensitive British ear !
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Heba, all you need is one or two sessions of pronunciation class simply to see how American pronunciation works and what to emphasize and what to avoid. An important area is intonation within a sentence. I can help you with that. Contact me if you'd like to talk about such a session,
John
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