Mark
Could you please judge this accent and English? http://vocaroo.com/i/s0Xu6mZ6oE3i
Mar 25, 2017 8:29 PM
Comments · 5

It is very clear and sounds fine. The pace and intonation is good.


It has an Indian accent but I would say it is mild.

March 25, 2017

To me as an American, I thought you sounded very British and pronounced well.  There were two words that I believe you did not stress in the correct manner.  Specific (:08, :17)  and effort (2:38-  actually I am not positive that you said effort, that is how I interpreted it.)  Specific should be stressed on the second syllable.   Effort should be stressed on the first syllable.  

Because I know that British English sometimes does stress different syllables, I checked with this site for the British pronunciation to try to be sure I was not just inappropriately correctly British pronunciation.   http://lingorado.com/ipa/  (If I misinterpreted, hopeful a British native English speaker will correct me.) 

March 26, 2017

@<a ui-sref="user({id:comment.commenter_obj.id})" href="https://www.italki.com/user/2865905" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Susan</a> Thanks for the corrections. It helps. Yes I have been mispronouncing those two words , I could realize that when I looked up those words in the dictionary. Will change henceforth.

@<a ui-sref="user({id:comment.commenter_obj.id})" href="https://www.italki.com/user/1811101" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(149, 149, 149); outline: 0px;">Learner SC</a> Thanks yet again.


March 26, 2017

I agree Susan on both points for those two words.


Specific needs a more stress on the second syllable plus raise the tone when saying that syllable.

March 26, 2017
@<a ui-sref="user({id:comment.commenter_obj.id})" href="https://www.italki.com/user/1811101" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(149, 149, 149); outline: 0px;">Learner SC</a>  Thanks for your input.
March 25, 2017