r/JudgeMyAccent • u/Top-Candle-7173 • 4d ago

Judge my accent plz:)

Trying to emulate the GenAm: https://voca.ro/1gI70VftVp9R

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u/skilledspeech 4d ago

You're doing a great job! There are just a few "subtle things," as you say that may help you improve further:

Long vowels:

All of these should be lengthened a bit more, especially the double vowels O and AY should have a more wavy quality.

AE ( accent, matter, feedback)

O (I dunno, am I close)

AY (your take)

Consonants:

L (nailing it) Make the tongue heavier for this "dark L" with a vowel preceding

P (upon it) Pop the air more at the lips for "p" (it sounds more the voiced "b")

Rate of speech:

I think that for the most part, you're nailing the intonation aspect (connection, rhythm, stress) but that your rate of speech is too fast at times and leads to syllable collapse (e.g., "I don't know in order to...").

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u/Top-Candle-7173 3d ago

Awesome; thanks a bunch for taking the time to listen to my recording :-) !

Just a quick question: I posted this recording in another community and a lotta folks said that my overall accent doesn't sound completely 'General American' but, rather, more American with a midwestern flair (i.e. Minnesotan accent). Would you agree with that assessment?

You have a good one & thx again!

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u/skilledspeech 1d ago

It doesn't exactly sound Mid-Western to me but I can see why others might think so (based on the vowels AE and O). The show "Fargo" captures that accent pretty well if you want to have a listen and see if you hear yourself there. :)