🗒｜pronunciation

[quasi stag]

hahah you were one UN meeting away from being correct (but thankfully not)

[finite sapphire]

but like I think this is not the worst fate yet, like Urdu is Indo-European too, so maybe you have at least tiny tiny tiny similarities to English

[torpid osprey]

Anyone here good at deciphering accents?

Or is this the wrong server for that

[quasi stag]

actually, its quite smart of you as well to know about kashmir conflict

[quasi stag]

it's absolutely not similar... in any way or form

[quasi stag]

it's the right server. i hope someone knowledgeable connects with you

[torpid osprey]

Thanks cali

[humble lagoon]

That's a really insightful point tbh I actually used to think I had a low IQ because I would forget so many words or early alzheimer despite having read quite a few books in English but hearing that you actively take notes has been a real eye-opener for me ngl i definitely should have been noting things down as well. Thank you for sharing your experience 🙌 from now on, I'll be sure to try this method so I don't forget the new things I read in English

It makes a lot of sense listening repeatedly and actively noting things down is basically how your brain internalizes the grammar and phrasing. It sounds like it gave you that essential "native feel" that made your own speaking practice so much more effective later on

That's so sweet of you! Thank you so much for the encouragement, right nobody is perfect but i will try my best for this test 🙏

[ember hatch]

How do I pronounce hypocarotenemia

[finite sapphire]

https://youtube.com/shorts/kyaE-gXCp7c?si=85yQFWdGnROONqAX

around 50% into the recording

like in the middle of it, he pronounces carotenemia

and adding hyper- in front of it is probably the easiest part to do

https://pl.forvo.com/word/carotenemia/#en

also one native pronouncing it with an american accent

Seems like it is pretty predictable, like it's pronounced the way you'd probably expect it to be pronounced (unlike "choir" or "quiche" and so on)

[ember hatch]

hypo-* not hyper-

but ye

thank you

[finite sapphire]

Oh yes my bad sorry

[finite sapphire]

after you listen and analyse things many times, you kind of start to see many patterns and things. Sometimes you end up remembering way more than you would think you could

I have not experienced this so intensively in reading and in other things, only listening felt so intensive and so beneficial to me. Other things helped but they did not feel as good in the long run

Maybe because listening and speech are the most idk, "natural", things, in languages. Like you know, humans used to only speak and not even be able to write, for a long time in human history

Or, for example, blind people can also learn languages, maybe even quicker and easier than people who see normally

[finite sapphire]

And yet everyone understood each other, they had no need for writing. I can imagine people were learning languages even in those old times, without anything except for listening

[humble lagoon]

Rightttt cause like When you focus on listening, your brain naturally picks up intonation rhythm and correct grammar things you can't get from reading alone so speaking and for example in studies it show that speaking aloud is one of the best ways to actually remember and consolidate new information cause it affects the memory and force the brain to operate instantly so yeah

[rigid quarry]

Could you recommend some resources about practice listening or specking. I want to improve them.

[coarse stirrup]

Guys can you recommend me some resources for practicing listening and speaking I wanna improve them .would be grateful if you do so

[plucky kernel]

This is a lovely YouTube account if you are interested in psychology.

[sage glen]

Ahh hell nah

That for depressed people

[plucky kernel]

How do you know, I’m depressed for real 😳

[sage glen]

You're watching psychological content, it's kinda obvious

[plucky kernel]

Wow all the time I just thought that was interested in psychology and human behaviors 😓

[finite sapphire]

that's a good recommendation, I used to watch it, and it taught me a lot of new words

[ember hatch]

Nah ignore him lol. You can be interested in psychology without being depressed

Some mentally ill people or people who struggle with mental health (including depressed people) develop an interest in psychology, either out of wanting to understand what's wrong with themselves or out of wanting to help others deal with mental health issues they know all too well, but lots of people have an interest in the subject that's not based in their own struggles. Badass just made a hasty generalisation and harmfully stereotyped

[finite sapphire]

nowadays more and more people have mental health issues, also minor ones, not very noticeable ones, so they seek information. it's interesting anyway

[night badger]

It is. 🥲🥲

[clear seal]

Ted education

[supple lark]

I heard tounge twisters are good also

[clear seal]

One tongue twister for you
Intermediate intimate imitate intimidate

[clear seal]

8/10, you should chill and speak a bit clearer

No worries when you practice much enough

[finite sapphire]

the most annoying thing in this is that english spelling is so considerably detached from its pronunciation that this makes no sense at all

even different parts of words are stressed, randomly depending on the word, this is unheard of in most normal languages

[river lance]

Where are you from?

[lament yacht]

I don't know terminology to give you a detailed explanation but your main issue is the sound of your vowels. Words that stand out: "sound" "American", "while", "to"

[silk mango]

Hello, I’m Brazilian and besides wanting to improve my English I also want to be able to make friends in this process 🇧🇷✊🏽

[uncut mist]

...I want you guys to criticise and... (I guess you meant "rating") "rating" kind of sounded like "writing" (something like /ɹ̠a̠~ʌ́ɪ(ɾ?)ɪŋ/ instead of /ɹ̠ɛ́ɪɾɪŋ/. The initial vowel of "rating" is the same vowel as in the word "raiding". Those are pretty much homophones in many cases. Or at least they sound very similar.
"sound" sounded like /sɑ̟́nt/ instead of /saʊnd ~ sæʊnd/ or /sa~æwnd/ (weird vowels). (here you should pronounce the same vowel as in the word "how")
"American" sounded like /əmerʲɪkʲán/ instead of /əmɛ́ɹ̠ɪkən/ (stress + palatalization (you soften your consonants before some vowels) + weird quality of vowels)).
Some words sound pretty unclear. (like the word "rating").
Some sounded very good. Like the word "enhance".

ISSUES: palatalization, wrong quality of your vowels, wrong consonants.

Besides, if you want to avoid these kinds of mistakes, try studying phonetics, it might help. If you don't want to learn phonetics, at least listen to native speakers of American English.

[neat talon]

How to pronounce "Colonel"?
In British English you pronounce it Ker-nal

[proven dune]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/sv/ordbok/engelska/colonel https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kernel You pronounce it the same way as you pronounce the word "kernel", no?

[ember hatch]

Yes

They're pronounced the same

[proven dune]

Why can't I upload audiofiles here?

[sage glen]

You need to level up I guess

Try sending vocaroo link

[quartz canopy]

Let's just talk in audio, what do you think?

[wicked rover]

Hey guys! Im happy here. Nice too meet you

[acoustic jacinth]

Nice 👍 thank

[rare zephyr]

hey Guys?

[bronze kraken]

Wassup

[glass crypt]

thank you

[uncut mist]

I guess learning the basics of ipa wouldn't be a bad thing

If you actually need it

[sinful bough]

https://soundsamerican.net/

You can see the tongue position by clicking on the tongue icon in the top right

https://tophonetics.com/ to convert text into its IPA transcription

https://youglish.com/

Another useful website

[sinful bough]

Remember to change the accent

[small solstice]

Hey

I am new here

[magic socket]

welcome

[grim pine]

三国演义

[quaint ocean]

Hey guys ,how to learn speaking alone

I just want to improve my reflection

[earnest seal]

Could someone give me some feedback about my pronunciation please

[warped cosmos]

askvinh YouTube channel
English with Collins

People there are helpful

[old marsh]

I understand a few words, but i don't know what you're talking about

[gritty river]

unrelated but Cuss word of the day is Fucktober

[uncut mist]

devoicing of the /z/ in 'his' and no linking of 'his' and 'eyes', it should be /hɪz‿ajz/ and not /hɪs ajs/
the word 'dandelion' sounded like 'dandelie' sounded like /dændəláj/ instead of /dǽndəlájən/ or /dǽndəláɪ.ən/
the vowel in 'hurt' souds strange. it should be the same as in the word "bird" or the unreduced form of "her", /ɝ/. your vowel sounded more like /ɵɹ/ or something similar

[tall spear]

hello

[ornate matrix]

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/city

When I check this dictionary, I noticed that "t" in the word "city" is pronounced like "t", not like "d", whereas "t" in the word "Italy" and "security" is pronounced like "d". It seems that I need to review pronunciation rules for American English and find a good phonetic alphabet file for it.

Can someone provide a good source for these?

[finite sapphire]

it's not pronounced like d

[ornate matrix]

do you mean the "t" in "security"?

[finite sapphire]

none of the words you listed have any d sounds

city has t that sounds kinda like d, yes, but it's not actual d. It's called "flap T"

[ember hatch]

It's a voiced alveolar tap/flap yeah

Both T and D turn into it intervocalically

So latter and ladder become homophonous

[ember hatch]

It can't happen in stressed syllables

Sometimes it happen before /l/ and /n/

Battle/fiddle
Button

[ornate matrix]

I am not very informed/educated about this. I just write what I hear. I should have written "they sound kind of 'd'"

Do you think that it is important to learn things like what you wrote if I want to improve my pronunciation? I won't teach English.

@finite sapphire @ember hatch

[uncut mist]

it's important for american/canadian english

though it's not a phoneme

however if you don't use the flap t you will sound too formal in many cases

[ornate matrix]

Okay, then. I am not familiar with terms like phoneme, "flap T" (academic terms related to linguistics/phonetics). What I mean that whether I should study such academic terms related phonetics if I want to improve my English pronunciation.

[uncut mist]

not really

but knowing the basics of ipa wouldn't be a bad thing

and some terms connected to it

[ornate matrix]

My method so far is doing the shadowing technique, checking dictionaries such as cambridge, watching videos on Youtube.

[ornate matrix]

Okay, thanks a lot.

[uncut mist]

Yeah it's good unless you want to have native-like pronunciation

[ornate matrix]

It's not my priority now.

[uncut mist]

Then shadowing is the way

[vapid cliff]

Hello everyone I have an interview on Tuesday the position is BDR and I want some on v.c to help me practice about this topic and help me sound American as much as possible

[nova osprey]

Hi! I can help with interview prep. DM with a few suitable times!

[vapid cliff]

done

[subtle phoenix]

Chatgpt is a perfect formula for that, which I suggest you to go and ask it the same question 🙂

[subtle phoenix]

Wish you the best luck (Although I don't believe in luck)

[subtle phoenix]

I don't get it you want to improve your pronunciation but you're not working on it. what kinda sense does that make?

[warped cosmos]

its certain that you should know darkness

oh its a pronun practice

[subtle phoenix]

Huh, you got it

[ember hatch]

Your vowel in 'know' is a monophthong when it really should be a diphthong
You're saying /noː/ instead of /noʊ/ or /nəʊ/

[ember hatch]

Similar mistake with the word 'post'

/pɔst/ vs /poʊst/

[ember hatch]

'Come' is pronounced with the same vowel as in 'Strut' and 'cut'

[ember hatch]

You sort of mixed the words 'dandelion' and 'wine' into one word. It isn't clear at all that you were saying 'dandelion wine'

[ember hatch]

I'd like to be corrected if I've made any mistakes or sound unnatural

[lament yacht]

no issues. I didn't personally read it with the meaning that would cause that emphasis on "were" but it's probably fine too.

[ember hatch]

Ah thank you

[arctic inlet]

Then what if I want native like pronunciation, what should I do instead?

[finite sapphire]

This will involve at least five solid backflips, each of them by exactly 179 degrees, and also becoming a rabbit keeper in the middle of London

All of your rabbits need to be trained in martial arts and also be capable of training you

[fossil karma]

Sorry I don't want to talk to strangers. Hope you understand

[uncut mist]

uhh I guess learning the ipa wouldn't hurt anyway

[uncut mist]

and some cool allophones that you can make if you use the ipa
(like [ʍ])

[fossil karma]

Sorry, I can't.

[marble crater]

blud

[uncut mist]

average male on discord

[full tundra]

Bruh stay away

[marble crater]

lmfaiosbiudi

mandem, its just funny and you know exactly why

[full tundra]

Yeah ik

[uncut mist]

just stop harassing the girl 🙏

she told you she doesn't want to talk to strangers

[marble crater]

its harassing as that person said

[full tundra]

Sometimes they get angry

I got both of you guys

You guys never had a gf before

Whatever I'm done

Ciao ciao

[uncut mist]

go somewhere else with these words, just not the pronunciation channel

[marble crater]

y e s

personal info not safe

[full tundra]

Okay I'm deleting my chats

[marble crater]

nahh ss taken

[full tundra]

Have fun

[marble crater]

jk go on its funny as hell

ts fine

I respect privacy

I just got a cringe dose thats all

take care blud 💀

[arctic inlet]

Ooo I see

[floral brook]

Someone can help me to speak with less accent,please?

[quick carbon]

Someone give me a book for learnig English

[glacial valley]

Read every book

[ember hatch]

I don't think learners should use that book lol

It's a classic example of how literal translation results in funny sentences

Good video about the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXfeh0Rf5gI

[proper ridge]

I reckon that it’s meant to be a joke.

[subtle phoenix]

Thanks I truly noticed the difference. I'm trying to sound more natural and become more articulate. 😇

I think i mispronounced the phrase "it goes like." it's apparent that I said "I goes like" (Dang it). Nonetheless, please, if you can recognize what my problem is, it'll be pleasure if you let me know what should I work on to have a better accent. 😇

[warped cosmos]

i dont think thats the problem, you did mean it goes like lol
i think you mispronounced healed

[tawdry yarrow]

No cap

Ngl

[willow juniper]

Hi @subtle phoenix your pronunciation is overall good! You did mispronounce "healed" (it is hee-uhld), but the rest was good.

On the word "reveal", try to give more emphasis to the last syllable. It is "re-veel". Your pronunciation hurried through the last syllable, so it sounded more like "re-vuhl". Aim for the long "E" sound

At the beginning, you said something that sounded like "I thought it's gonna be regardless to not send it to you". At least, I heard the word "regardless". Regardless is not the correct word to use here. Did you say something else?

[magic socket]

guys, what do you hear from this audio? for me she is saying "it's six" but it is wrong

[ember hatch]

I hear 'it sicks'

as in 'it sicks a dog on'

[hallow pier]

Both are valid.

Verb is ‘sic’, btw

[ember hatch]

They're interchangeable!

[hallow pier]

Sick if true 😛

[ember hatch]

lmao

[magic socket]

It is “at six”

[ember hatch]

surely it couldn't be?

I wouldn't be surprised if that first vowel were a schwa, but it's stright up a kit vowel

[magic socket]

It is so strange to me

So hard to get it

[ember hatch]

Do you have the full sentence recorded?

[magic socket]

No

It is from a pronunciation course

I have more examples, but not full sentences for now

But it is a schwa and a stopped t

But for my bralizean ears it sounds like it’s six, no matter how many times i heard that

[uncut mist]

to me it's def kit

can't hear a schwa

[ember hatch]

Yeah, certainly kit

[uncut mist]

'six', to me, is closer to s/ɛ/x and not s/ɪ/x, so it's either 'it six' (sicks), 'it sex'.
or something like [sɪɛks] (goes from kit to dress)
or maybe something between kit and dress

and not at six or it's six I guess

[ember hatch]

I mean trap can be raised in many accents, but at most it would become [ɛ]

I hear

[paper wave]

Can you help me to improve my pronunciation

[worldly flare]

Hi, how to pronounce "Rarely" in British?

[subtle phoenix]

Yeah, you guessed it. I said "regardless." What is the word that would be an alternative?

[worldly flare]

Thanks to you, Mr.Matthew

[glossy owl]

how to improve my accent and pronounciation to be like an american one?

[river lance]

Hi, I have an english elocution tomorrow and my teachers have said I lack clarity.. It would really help a lot if someone like a teacher or native heard it once and gave me a review?

[sage glen]

Record yourself saying some line and people will help

[warped cosmos]

imitate them

ez 🤯 💀 🥳

[uncut mist]

imitating and learning some basics of ipa

[leaden ocean]

Meh my voice is loud asf and yeah choke a lot drop your opinion and some tips/advice would be of help and would appreciate it

[river lance]

Wassup

[languid rock]

Here's the paragraph:
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. “Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,” thought Alice; “only, as it’s asleep, I suppose it doesn’t mind.”

[fervent mason]

Its quite easy to understand you, i dont notice any heavy accenting and its perfectly legible, i would say as advice when reading to try to follow punctuation with your pauses, the commas and full stops are moments to take breath, they provide a framework for breathing and pacing i think it would sound more natural if you took breath at the punctuation notes rather than between words, i think you did a good job and that this will come as your more comfortable with the words your reading, when i was learning to read as a child in england i would often read first to pronounce the words and get used to the sounds, and then again following appropriate breathing and short pausing at punctuation for a sense of flow.

[languid rock]

Thank you, Devilsreborn! I will keep practicing.

[subtle phoenix]

Congrats, Your accent is easy to understand; it's slow and smooth. Keep it up, but you have to keep practicing, though.

[subtle phoenix]

Beast, keep it up. Your pronunciation is good, but you have to give more attention to your vowels. This channel has helped me a lot "@EnglishCoachChad" If you want, you can give it a try. (You'll find it on YouTube).

[subtle phoenix]

For those who don't know the word "offend" or the verb "to offend," it means to make someone upset or angry.

[wintry garnet]

Okk

[subtle phoenix]

I think I've got a problem in my Adam's apple. I don't know why my voice sounds a bit apathetic.

[ornate needle]

Any buddy suggest to book for English practice please suggest only lite and easy

Book name

???

[finite wolf]

In my case, I should recommend use different kinds resources as notebooklm, or use the ia for the study english, but If do you want use books I recommend this book English Grammar in Use" de Raymond Murphy

[viscid lava]

how do ik i can speak british

[ember hatch]

Could someone judge my pronunciation?

The passage being read:

[willow juniper]

Overall, well done! I listened without looking at the passage first and keeping British English pronunciation in mind. Some minor feedback:

• Pause longer between the two words "different writers". As it is now, the "T" sound of "different" blends into the word "writers" and sounds like "diffren tritors" rather than "different writers".
• Make sure to really enunciate that "L" sound in "Latin". Strangely, at first I thought you said "matten"! After listening a couple times, I think the issue might be that you exhaled a bit harshly while saying "Latin". Since it was breathy, it was hard to identify the "L" sound clearly.
• On the topic of breathiness, I heard audible breath again on "found" and the final "Latin". Perhaps you were just trying to speak quietly into the microphone? It's natural to trail off at the end of sentences (dropping in volume or clarity), but try to control your breaths throughout to avoid a harsh exhale at the end!
• I've never heard the pronunciation "Hoo-ker" for that name. American English reads the name as "Huuh-ker". If anyone here is a native British English speaker, I'd be curious to know if the pronunciation differs!
• Nicely done reading the years 1550 and 1660 by the way!

[ember hatch]

My many thanks! I'm not sure why I become so much more breathy when reading, but it does seem to affect comprehensibility and naturalness, so I shall try to lessen it henceforth.

As for 'hooker', I had never happaned upon the word as a name and it didn't at all cross my mind that it, in fact, may be pronounced as the word typically is in its sense of 'prostitute', so I pronounced it as I saw fit based on the spelling. It was merely a lapse in memory, a mishap! I do believe the word in British English would be pronounced as in American English.

[finite sapphire]

Seems like it is not pronounced the same way in both dialects

https://youtu.be/q2QsB0RswcE?si=sHaQ-0NkJZJuGcqh

Andrea Russel speaks American english

And the other speaker speaks British english

try to listen from around 0:20 timestamp

And, seems like both of these speakers said it the same way

[ember hatch]

I think neither of them is American

[finite sapphire]

But

well I have looked up Andrea Russel and she's american

Although maybe that's just a different person named the same

[finite sapphire]

anyway, regardless of that, they sound the way you do

when they say Hooker

and Emily pointed out that the pronunciation of it in American English is more like huuh-ker

Therefore yeah that's why I say seems like it's actually different in both dialects

[ember hatch]

They don't

I said huu kuh

They said hu kuh

To use IPA: [ʉː] vs [ʊ]

Both Brits and Americans use /ʊ/ but with slightly different qualities

[finite sapphire]

oh. These sounds are definitely too similar to me then

but it's good that you mention [ʉː], because that's exactly polish y but this time rounded. Interesting to me

like /ʉ/ is rounded /ɨ/

[ember hatch]

yeah [ʉː] is how almost everyone realises /uː/ in modern times

it used to be an actual [uː] in the past

and it kinda still is for VERY posh accents

[finite sapphire]

I pronounce it exactly like /u/

I mean, /ʉ/

[ember hatch]

yeye, in English iss just longer

well, in reality it kind of glides into a /w/

[finite sapphire]

The only time when I make a posh sound

[ember hatch]

but often we just say it's long

[finite sapphire]

I like how there are different ways of saying it, because english is not very limited to one specific way of pronouncing everything

since there are many dialects

[ember hatch]

yee

[finite sapphire]

I listened to that recording that I found, again, and I notice this [ʉː] indeed. Interesting. I have never even used this sound, I constantly use /u/

[haughty palm]

Hi
I'm looking forward to having a speaking partner to practice together

[surreal cove]

I need a friend to practice english

[ember wedge]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii everyone

[ember wedge]

What's your native language ?

[ember wedge]

Heyyyyyyyyy bro

[surreal cove]

Hindi

[stoic reef]

I would ask if someone with a good microphone and very clear english pronunciation be willing to help me out? I wrote a speech and I’d really like to improve my pronunciation and memorize it more easily.
If anyone could record themselves reading my speech out loud and send me an MP3 (or any audio file), that would help me a lot because i'm a french student who needs help
thanks you in advance to who's up for it
NB : Someone suggest to tag @ember hatch

[eternal hawk]

@surreal cove dm, we can chat. I wanna do as well

[fathom birch]

Hii

[lavish pond]

Hello, I'm trying to speak English, and you too. One hour of sending audio messages might improve our language skills if you're interested.😇

[buoyant dune]

hey guys i am a new english learner in this community my goal is to improve my english speaking skill and get fluent

[white rover]

Hello my name is Januš Šymanoŭski I'm from Belarus. Let's speak

[gleaming wedge]

anyone from iran?

[shell shuttle]

anyone from swiss?

[white rover]

Hello there my name is Januš Šymanoŭski. I'm from Belarus, Minsk. Every single day I'm eating potatoes and dancing liavonikha with hot belarusian ladies. I'm learning english to go to Canada. I need a native speaker to communicate and improve my English skills to make my dream real. My English level is A2 sorry for mistakes

[dim fable]

Why would you want to go to Canada when you can be eating potatoes and dancing liavonikha with hot Belarussian ladies everyday? I simply can't understand it

[finite sapphire]

I want reindeer

And moose. I want to dance with Canadian moose

In other words, I want to moose. And I want to reindeer

[ember hatch]

eats black cat and his moose

[wet flume]

As in you want to see reindeer and moose?

[finite sapphire]

No, I just want to reindeer them

And amoose them. I think they would be very amoosed

@ember hatch you'll love this joke

[fair dawn]

Hey everyone

[lavish bramble]

Hello

[celest gorge]

Hello yall, can anyone help me with pronunciation

[carmine tide]

mall

[late prawn]

I just do shadowing to practice my pronunciation

You can check out English Coach Chad on YouTube, it’s really helpful!

[celest gorge]

Thanks)

[late prawn]

You’re Welcome

[warped cosmos]

Imagine shadowing just like you copy other people, copying not only works in english but also a lot of other things

[late prawn]

Yes exactly! Shadowing is basically copying, but in a smart way

It helps improve pronunciation, rhythm, and listening skills at the same time. That’s why it’s so effective for English and other languages too

[vocal wing]

hayy guys can anyone help me to improve my pronunciation cause I feel like my English is stuck not on progress

[fair dawn]

Why not if you feel free then ping me on my dm

[burnt moat]

Hi, I'm looking for a Spanish english learner to improve by helping each other.

[river lance]

what accent is it you want to get closer to ?

[vocal wing]

OK, next time when I'm free, send you a DM

[vocal wing]

the accent I can speak a little now is an American accent

[fair dawn]

Sure

[river lance]

Do you want to chat about it later on call

[vocal wing]

yeah sure if you want but my english is not so good as well

[gleaming finch]

how does this channel work?

[river lance]

I think you should learn about IPA (international phonetic alphabet)

[vocal wing]

like ABCD isn't it

[river lance]

Not really ,it's more like the pronunciation written with different letters

Like

1. Thought — /θɔːt/
2. Enough — /ɪˈnʌf/
3. Beautiful — /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

[vocal wing]

okey I got it, tbh I find some words its very difficult to pronunciation

[tulip remnant]

It's like a separate language, if someone put that in front of me, I wouldn't know at all what it said

[river lance]

@vocal wing you can try each sound alone and then put syllables together, after that saying the whole word.

What is a word you find hard to pronounce? @vocal wing

[vocal wing]

words that sound almost the same as though, through, thought, work, word, world and many more words. im so confuse how to pronounce that

[vocal wing]

but sometimes i can't to follow the sound word

[river lance]

@vocal wing saya akan menjelaskannya dalam audio

atau mungkin video

[river lance]

@vocal wing

[void hawk]

Any psychiatrist here?

[vocal wing]

wow your pronunciation in bahasa is really good broo damn

[river lance]

😅 hope it makes sense for the explanation

[tough shore]

use this website: https://youglish.com/

its great for pronounciation

[fresh wadi]

Hello guys

How are you doing

[river lance]

good

i think

🙂

[vocal wing]

thank you for helping me to differentiate them

[vocal wing]

okay, I'll try the website later

[river lance]

Anytime 😊

[old marsh]

Scella, how did you get that good at writing?
Your style is honestly different from everyone else

[ember hatch]

Aw, thank you! I'm merely fond of reading older works and tend towards formal constructions and vocabulary in my writing.

[old marsh]

That explains a lot, thanks!

[rugged brook]

Wooh this's amazing

[tulip remnant]

I'm really glad you do speak like that

[tame prism]

hi

[buoyant inlet]

Hii

[sly elk]

Someone to help me in pronunciation?

[sharp scroll]

yes, I'd love to.

[sinful trellis]

Hey, guy, I need help with this word, how I pronounce that: currently

[river lance]

ˈkə-rənt-lē

[uncut mist]

for GenAm it's usually [kʰɚ́ən(t)lˤi] ~ [kʰɝ́ən(t)lˤi] (ɫ̺ ~ ɫ̪ ~ l̪ˤ ~ l̺ˤ)

[sinful trellis]

thank you

[sinful trellis]

thank you

[timid meadow]

hey everyone, I am practicing accent reduction so i made this audio recording of myself reading a passage out loud, so could y'all listen to it an share your thoughts? thx

https://vocaroo.com/1h59t7ZoyRXn

[finite sapphire]

I think I didn't properly hear what came after "chinese"

if he had always lived among chinese [...]

I don't know, I somehow can not recognize what you said after that

It sounded almost like "cannibals" which would be quite outrageous in this context lol

Maybe it was just supposed to be "counterparts"?

[timid meadow]

well it was cannibals, i was quoting descartes so the text is archaic

[river lance]

@timid meadow

[timid meadow]

well i'm actually not a native spanish speaker, but yeah tbh i guess i can hear it now, i tend to speak too fast and it makes articulation a bit tricky

[river lance]

@timid meadow oh true

[tulip thistle]

Hy guys plz help me to learn english for my interview any one of u can do plz dm me

[river lance]

@timid meadow what is your native language?

[timid meadow]

arabic

[uncut mist]

no vowels but at the end?

[river lance]

ˈkə-rənt-lē

@uncut mist

[uncut mist]

ye?

[river lance]

You see how this ə is in the first two syllables but the last one has a different one?

[uncut mist]

ye ofc

[river lance]

That's what I meant

[uncut mist]

ohhh alright

it's so nice it's transcribed with two schwas and not a strut + schwa

is it merriam webster?

[river lance]

Yes

Are you truly a beginner in English?

[uncut mist]

maybeee

[river lance]

A ok

[little ruin]

Hello

[little ruin]

how can i benifit from this chat ?

[ancient ravine]

The purpose of this chat, is to practise your pronunciation and get feedback on it.

If you have something in mind, feel free to record it and maybe send a script with it.

So that those who want to advise you get a better idea on what was said in the recording.

[finite sapphire]

I have nothing against Canadians, but please be Canadian when no one's looking, I'm scared some children will see all of this and it's gonna demoralize them... (jk)

[ancient ravine]

I think I’d rather be Canadian during any time of the day

[finite sapphire]

Moooooooose

[ancient ravine]

A beaver tail would do

[azure hinge]

What's a beaver?

[ember hatch]

What's a search engine??

[azure hinge]

What's a search?

[river lance]

hiiii

[finite sapphire]

Your mysterious words have never been seen before, magic man!

[waxen meadow]

Omg fellow Canadian

[sage glen]

@ancient ravine @waxen meadow Omg fellow snowmen

Ay

[waxen meadow]

Ayyyy Ello

[ember hatch]

The Canadians are taking over

I'm curious why most Canadians I've met have the Canadian flag somewhere in their profile. Nothing wrong with it; I just haven't seen it as consistently with other countries, so I was wondering why that's the case. @waxen meadow @ancient ravine

[waxen meadow]

Just for funsies ! Proud of being the true north

[ember hatch]

ah fair enoughh

💜

[finite sapphire]

maybe because of america suggesting it'd want to attack canada

[vale dirge]

Trying to reclaim an iota of national pride as they become a colony of India

[ancient ravine]

Hello

[ancient ravine]

Just for fun, I had seen this being done with other countries like the United States or the United Kingdom on another English server

I think it was to let others know what English dialect they know and/or speak

[river lance]

Heyy there! if anyone is from the UK and is a native English speaker, could you please help me with my Accent?

[oblique ibex]

Is anyone free help me in my accent but a female partner

Dm me if free

[river lance]

@oblique ibex hi

International Phonetic Alphabet

[river lance]

Thank you kind sir I’ll definitely check that out! But that kind of scared me off because it seems so hard

[river lance]

Alrighty thank you for reassuring! I appreciate you

@river lance I sent you a friend request...

https://discord.com/events/801609515391778826/1443653042435260587

[river lance]

I’m sorry I was asleep lol

https://discord.com/events/801609515391778826/1447089522738200576

[grim sapphire]

Do you have a class now?

[river lance]

@grim sapphire I'm so sorry I missed the timing, but will start later

[stark stump]

Can i someone guide me, how this servers works ?

[glossy canyon]

Well, this server is focused on in learning english and meeting new people

[wild totem]

Hey there,
So how to start a conversation here

Treat me as a newbee in class

[glossy canyon]

I am newbie too, but if you want to talk in english with me, I am free to talk

[wild totem]

Hey

Yes I would like to

I'm from India
Wru from

[glossy canyon]

I am from brazil

[wild totem]

Wow, fantastic. Now I have a friend from brazil

[glossy canyon]

(:
but

[wild totem]

But??

[glossy canyon]

Where did you live in india

[wild totem]

Hyderabad

[glossy canyon]

hm

[wild totem]

Have u visited India anytime?

[glossy canyon]

I never have been in india, but I have interesting to visit

to meet religion or culture

[wild totem]

That's good to hear, yes india is diverse in religion and culture

What's the one point that strikes ur mind when u hear india

[glossy canyon]

well.....

Sorry for that, but I thing what strike me is pollution

or...

I dont sure

[wild totem]

It's fact

Can't disagree on that

[glossy canyon]

ya

I was afraid if it will insult you

[wild totem]

But we have a very good hospitality

[glossy canyon]

really?

[wild totem]

It's a known fact

Common ur not aware of that

It's world famous like our pollution

[unique vapor]

Yeah 💯

[wild totem]

Hey kevin

[glossy canyon]

Yea brazil dont have a good famous thing

because of samba

[unique vapor]

Heyy Deepthi

[wild totem]

U have football

[wild totem]

Samba?

[glossy canyon]

yes like a dance

[wild totem]

Ohhh great
I'm a dancer but I never knew that

[glossy canyon]

ya

[wild totem]

Should google that then

[glossy canyon]

look maybe you will not believe me but I dont like soccer

[wild totem]

So kevin ur from?

[glossy canyon]

and I am a brazilian

[unique vapor]

India

[wild totem]

It's okay, it's not like ur going against ur country right

It's just a choice

[wild totem]

Areh wah
From?

[glossy canyon]

Bro I need to ask about india

with totally respect

[wild totem]

Yes go-ahead

[unique vapor]

Tamil you

[wild totem]

Telugite

[glossy canyon]

what is the most important religion in india

example

[unique vapor]

Nice Tinnava😜

[glossy canyon]

the main religion

?

[wild totem]

Tbh there are many religions so can't rank them
Every god is equal just we have different names

[glossy canyon]

Ok

[wild totem]

Hehe yess

U

[unique vapor]

Yeah

What special?

[wild totem]

Nothing just regular sambar idly

[wild totem]

So....are u working?@glossy canyon

[glossy canyon]

I am a game developer

[unique vapor]

Oh ok

[glossy canyon]

I was trying to be freelancer

but it is very hard

to find a client

[candid coral]

The gorillas are all very strong, but they vary in strenth.

wrong chat

[winged pasture]

slt les gens

[river lance]

Slt 👋

[dim elk]

Hii

[river lance]

@mental jolt

https://discord.com/events/801609515391778826/1447089522738200576

@mental jolt

[green zealot]

hello i want to ask how to pronounce** algae**. my teacher said "algay", and i found in the dictionary, and it's / ˈældʒiː /.
Which one is right?

[uncut mist]

ǽld͡ʒi ~ áld͡ʒɪi̯

[green zealot]

thank you!

[lavish monolith]

Well how do i pronounce overexaggeration without fumbling

[ember hatch]

g and j are both correct pronunciations, but pronouncing the final vowel as /aɪ/ is probably archaic; I wouldn't be too surprised to hear someone use it, though. They might be confusing it with the 'i-' plurals (which are pronounced as /aɪ/) or imitating Classical Latin (which pronounced it as /ae/, very close to /aɪ/)

[lavish monolith]

Like what happens is i can pronounce that word really fluently but when i actually try to use it in a sentence while having a conversation, i always tend to fumble on that single word

[tough shore]

its algi

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reviewing homophones right now in the pronunciation channel?

[ember hatch]

What do you mean by reviewing them?

[modest shell]

Topic

What kinds of food do you usually eat on your favorite holiday?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[agile acorn]

?t

[modest shell]

Topic

What’s the most awkward thing that happens to you on a regular basis?

The English Hub - Source: yagpdb topic command + other sources

[random crypt]

everything

[timid meadow]

hello, can y'all assess my accent

https://vocaroo.com/1mBcIBfR4GSi

[river lance]

@ember hatch

[ember hatch]

hi?

Why do you ping me?

[river lance]

hiii

[river lance]

I told users that you are really active in the pronunciation topics

help me please!!!

[ember hatch]

You pinged me here and in the sidechat of the pronunciation VC, but you have not asked a question, nor are you in the pronunciation VC at the moment. What exactly do you require? What is your object in reaching out to me? I don't say this annoyedly, merely confusedly

[river lance]

you know the british one

[ember hatch]

Oh? What exactly do you expect of me? 😅

[river lance]

just be you

you so nice and helpful all the time so I told people if have any questions you are so kind

[river lance]

see this text proves my point you nice

[ember hatch]

Well, I suppose if I'm to be asked to aid in the pronunciation of words, I can do that. I quite dislike the 'how do I learn to speak English?' question, as I feel I can't say much more than 'Just practice. Watch videos in English, imitate them, and speak to natives', though

[ember hatch]

Oh well, I can try to help those who happen to approach me with an enquiry, sure 😅 I don't think I'm very helpful, but I'll do my best so long as I'm not expected to give lessons to them regularly

Thank you

[untold iron]

strenGth.

[sly elk]

What's mean "CU"?

I don't know the significant

[umbral marsh]

Anyone intersted in a reading session about financial advice in the Book reading channel?

[inland tide]

it's an abbreviation for "see you"

[meager thorn]

Hi

Anyone who has recently learned English, please give me some advice.

[slender holly]

my english improved a way more when i tried to learn the fluent pronunciation, like how the people talk daily

idk if u can understand my advice, i dont write in english since last year

[sour dirge]

SEE YOU

[granite canopy]

I want to learn English I'm a beginner please help me

[sharp roost]

Bro,if you are a beginner,then what am i

[granite canopy]

You are good brother I'm very new in English i shall ask you for help

[sharp roost]

Beginner teaching master....

Lets go then

[regal tulip]

Merry Christmas'

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reading a text on finance in the book reading channel

[sly elk]

Thanks and merry Xmas for and your family!

Merry Xmas for everybody

[rare dew]

Hi

[native hemlock]

Hey

[granite canopy]

Greetings

[past bramble]

Hello who wanna talk with me with me and teach me english and I teach her Arabic (i am a girl)

[sacred bluff]

I know english and arabic both

[sacred bluff]

Btw how much english do you know

[sly elk]

?def stock

[modest shell]

Word: stock

Definition 1 (noun): the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
Definition 2 (noun): the merchandise that a shop has on hand
Definition 3 (noun): persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

Other definitions can be found here

Definition requested by r105938

[upbeat dragon]

Hey, anyone want to do a quick 15-min mock interview practice? I can play the Hiring Manager and give you some feedback. Audio only. DM me.

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reading a business related book in the book reading channel?

[slim dove]

Iam interested

[mighty nimbus]

I am into

[karmic dragon]

never do that again

never

please

[autumn notch]

I can help you with english

If anyone needs any help with english feel free to message me

[rapid snow]

Can you help me pronounce it in English?

[autumn notch]

Ofcourse

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reviewing homophones in the pronunciation channel?

[river lance]

Not me for now @umbral marsh

But another day yes I'll message here

[sacred bluff]

What are you saying

I can't understand

[ember hatch]

They She asked 'Why not?'

[karmic dragon]

kiss

[naive sundial]

Why?

[naive sundial]

*She

[ember hatch]

Ah, sorry! I didn't see it in your bio when I checked. I must have missed it!

[ember hatch]

I'm not sure where you might be from, I'm sorry 😅

[naive sundial]

I’m comfirmed that it lacks Arabic influence.

[naive sundial]

Wait! I saw yr pronouns. Are you a real woman too?

[ember hatch]

Idk why you're using the term 'real woman', like I'm a woman yeah :p

I happen to be trans too, though

[naive sundial]

‘Cus there’s nothing to envy nor cultures and styles to crave.

We trans women feel like women b’cus we are in how we think and treat our families, not how we look.

[ember hatch]

aw thanks

[karmic dragon]

🙏

i didn't wanna read this

[wraith nexus]

sure im interested in learning some arabic sounds like a good trade

[river lance]

@karmic dragon No lo leas manito

[karmic dragon]

?

[river lance]

You speak Portuguese?

I was trying to say...don't read it's okay 👍

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reading a self dev book on how to rule one's life? Happening now in the book reading channel

[last fiber]

sounds american but imo her cadence is a bit weird
I bet she sounds native if she were to talk normally

[halcyon merlin]

https://tenor.com/pI4W67oeeb8.gif

[magic loom]

During our planet’s latest and seemingly interminable revolution around the Sun, the tech industry’s obsession with AI soared to ever more implausible heights. CEOs began openly gloating about replacing their underlings with AI “agents.” The phenomenon of so-called AI psychosis became a national news story as more people were seemingly driven over the edge by their silver-tongued chatbot companions. “Slop” took on a new meaning. And the word “circular” suddenly started being used a whole lot in the same sentence as “billions of dollars” or even “hundreds of billions of dollars.”

Will 2026 finally deliver us from this endless cavalcade of large language model madness? Not likely, according to computer scientist and “godfather” of AI Geoffrey Hinton. AI will only continue to improve next year, he predicts, reaching a point where it will liberate us from all our horrible low-paying jobs.

“I think we’re going to see AI get even better,” Hinton said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “It’s already extremely good. We’re going to see it having the capabilities to replace many, many jobs. It’s already able to replace jobs in call centers, but it’s going to be able to replace many other jobs.”

Hinton was one of three recipients of the prestigious Turing Award in 2018 for his work on neural networks that formed the bedrock of modern AI, earning him the moniker of being a “godfather” of the field.

In 2023, Hinton declared that he regretted his life’s work after stepping down from his role at Google, where he had been for over a decade. Since then, he’s become one of the tech’s most prominent doomsayers.

[river lance]

Why are you asking these questions? 😅

Very native like

I hear she speaks another language from her accent, but her pronunciation is really good most of the time, I'd have no clue what other languages but she sounds foreign.

[naive sundial]

I live in a governorate.

[naive sundial]

If there’s no way to improve the accent alone then VCs and meeting natives in person are absolutely useless.

[waxen gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/i-have-to-agree-with-this-michael-che-saturday-night-live-i-agree-approve-for-that-gif-21183171

😔

[naive sundial]

I prefer learning for a few months alone B4 starting speaking.

[open stag]

Wt 💀

[ember hatch]

I think she said 'Here we go. Do you like my voice?'

[naive sundial]

I speak naturally.
A lot of time I pull off a perfect girlish voice in Arabic and ppl mistakenly think it’s a succubus using my body, but in English it’s harder, so I have to practise.

If something goes wrong, it’s just an accent and I know how to fix it alone.

[open stag]

You did great with that voice

[open stag]

The voice 😑

[open stag]

[naive sundial]

How was it?

[mortal nova]

Where are you from? Why do you try to speak in English, Reasons please!

[naive sundial]

They left the server.

[restive wagon]

You sound strange

[restive wagon]

It's both your accent and your voice

[naive sundial]

Genetics.

[rich reef]

Can someone explain me the pronunciation of native? A couple of hours ago I tried to said it but idk what I said and another person who was in vc with me got mad. I don't want to get wrong again. Thanks 🙂

[vague fox]

Well, if you want a standard US or British pronunciation, you can use cambridge dictionary! You can click it so you can hear the pronunciation

[umbral marsh]

Anyone interested in reading news in the pronunciation channel?

[atomic heron]

You're native Spanish speaker?

[void ivy]

Is anyone here at level 1?

[magic rapids]

make mistakes, First task.

Important task

[round tangle]

@naive sundial wdym by that flag?

[naive sundial]

I’m a woman. However, I enjoy listening to yr msg.

Plus I already have a target accent, wanna know it?

[round tangle]

oh sorry i thought you a male.
sure i would love to know

i think u r a 🏳️‍⚧️ am i right?

[naive sundial]

If you go with biology, I’m neither but I’m more of a male.

If you go with psychology, I’m a female through and through, but I enjoy some masc activities like any woman.

[naive sundial]

Indeed.

[round tangle]

alr

[naive sundial]

I was born with this condition.

Since the soulful/psych explanation fails.
Can you explain it organically/bioscientifically or spiritually?

[naive sundial]

No worries; I live normally, a woman in a woman’s body, no entrapment, no misassignment at birth.

[round tangle]

yes

[round tangle]

i don’t think so

[round tangle]

you dif from iraq 🇮🇶

[naive sundial]

My brain is a part of my body.

[round tangle]

i thought our brains inside our butts

[naive sundial]

Mine is typically female.

[round tangle]

ur name is aziz

how is that?

[naive sundial]

Are you a Saudi too?

Saudia and Iraq ain’t parts of the Anglosphere; that’s why I wanna be judged for what I do and choose, not gender/sex, ethnicity/race, taste, handedness, orientation, species, etc.
Forget I’m a Saudi human, let’s say that I’m an anthro palm from a distant plant, my identity is irrelavent, pls, judge my accent only.

[naive sundial]

How’d ya know?

[naive sundial]

My brother is also born this way.

It’s biology and social intercourse, we can’t do anything since even if the physical defect and societal interaction that caused gender incongruence are no longer present, their effect is permanent.
e.g. My brain is no longer defectous and I no longer care abt misandry and the good life of girls as in the past, but I still feel like a woman.

[naive sundial]

We can just choose what we do to our bodies.

For me, it’s a woman’s body, so no need to do anything.

[ember hatch]

Your accent is difficult to understand. Regarding its origin, it does not have the sound of a native English accent, nor, queerly, does it possess that of an Arabic accent. Regardless, it's paramount that you better emphasise your words: currently, the dearth of enunciation renders your speech nigh on impenetrable. The Scottish accent I'm aware you seek to imitate ought to be built upon a strong foundation; therefore, I would advise you to, firstly, learn to stress content words properly, as that would lessen the slurred quality of your speech greatly, and, secondly, learn the precise native qualities of English consonants; only thence might your attempt at a native-like accent be worthwhile.

[round tangle]

im not judging your gender, i dont care, im talking about your accent you can listen to my voice message again, i respect you no matter what you are.

[naive sundial]

That’s not what I mean by judgement.

Some assume that being a trans woman makes my skills better in smth, but it doesn’t.

Or if I am from X, that means I should behave in a Y way.
But nobody chooses their personality, we only choose morality, dexterity, and respect, so we should be judged accordingly.

[round tangle]

of course

[round tangle]

dude chill ik i didnt say anything wrong about this

or miss chill*

sry

[naive sundial]

I can never say anybody oppose me.

I’m just curious abt how we should judge one another in pedagogy and sociology. I’ve never said that judging is a wrong thing: Judgement is a good way to improve fast.

Similarly, if I tell somebody to talk abt another topic, I never mean that talking abt my gender identity is wrong or opposing, but I don’t want to bore others especially that I still don’t know much abt biology and psychology to diversify subtopics.

[naive sundial]

Dude can be used neutrally, but I prefer femme language.

[naive sundial]

There’s no one Arabic accent and I agree especially that I asked the ppl in person abt my accent in English and it’s not the same as my Arabic.

[naive sundial]

No need to apologise.

[naive sundial]

I don’t even want my taxon to be used for judgement.

Since I’ve lost the apples of my eyes (e.g. a myrtle and a black kitty) due to the fact that I was overrestimated due to my genus while being a human is a personal fact: the real guage is the skills and manners.

I dislike contradiction since good manner and understandability are skills as well, not just grammar and phonetics making them strengthening one another.

Being understood in a job, doesn’t mean I’m understandable overall.

قرة عيني = the apple of my eyes

[round tangle]

dont make it a big deal

like i said i respect you no matter you are and i agree with you

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reviewing a couple of homophones together in the pronunciation channel now?

[naive sundial]

Yup, that’s why I don’t mind talking with you abt my identity; you seem interested and supportive.

[round tangle]

culture of what sorry?

[naive sundial]

Was it clear?

[round tangle]

sorry i cannot understand

[round tangle]

nope

[round tangle]

wtf

i mean

dont care about her

habibi

[naive sundial]

*Habibati

[round tangle]

Habibati*

sry

[round tangle]

im saudi too btw

[round tangle]

lol

ayn ta3ish?

if u dont mind me asking

[naive sundial]

No need to apologise, as I’m not the one who created my girl’s mind.

[naive sundial]

*Ein te3iishin?

[round tangle]

ayn ta3isheen

[naive sundial]

Unfortunately, still here 🇸🇦, but in Khamis Mushayt, nobody knew abt my gender identity and orientation as in Abha, so less oppressive.

But I’m still oppressed, so I need to find the way for freedom to eat more ice cream.

[naive sundial]

FesSe3uudiya.

[round tangle]

damn

are you planning to move out?

[naive sundial]

Yep, but only to get rid of the oppressers.

As I don’t have to speak with a native to get a better accent nor to change my body.

[round tangle]

yepp

can u check your dm’s please?

it closed

[naive sundial]

Indeed.

[naive sundial]

UR the one who has closed them.

[round tangle]

nah im not

[river lance]

Hello!
I’m looking for a Discord text chat job.
B1 English | Beginner | Text only
You can message me anytime 😊

[ember hatch]

Sending it in another channel does not change the fact that 'Discord tect chat job' makes zero sense

Also, announcing something that's 'Text only' in the #🗒｜pronunciation channel of all places is an odd move

[river lance]

are you american by any chance

[umbral marsh]

anyone interested in reading a c1/c2 short essay in the reading channel now?

[static loom]

Hi people, I wanna learn English. Acent British. Could someone recommend a YouTube channel or help me privately? I'm a beginner, but I have a basic understanding.

[tulip remnant]

Which British accent? English, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh?

[uncut mist]

prob rp ~ ssb

[uncut mist]

monophthongal /ɔw/ in GA is a bit weird. (your 'so' sounds like [soː ~ so̞ː] which is quite common in Canada but not too common in the US. make it closer to /sɔw/)

[tulip remnant]

Makes sense, it annoys me when people say the "British accent"......that isn't a thing

[uncut mist]

ye it's quite ambiguous 🫠

[tulip remnant]

Indeedd

[static loom]

I forget ,sorry. I like Accent London. Irish it's beautiful too hahaha

[uncut mist]

london has a ton of accents 🫠

[tawny sapphire]

I like the brummie accent /j

[static loom]

So difficult 😫 hahaha. Thanks for reminding me, I'd never thought of that before ;-;

[static loom]

I started liking British accents more because of this accent. I think it's the same as Peaky Blinders' accent.

[river lance]

hey

Am new here

[fleet wadi]

Heyy

[tulip remnant]

It is, there are two, the brummie accent and the black country accent

[wanton bramble]

Hey I am new here

[subtle phoenix]

Welcome🌷

[river lance]

ipa chart english

@subtle phoenix

[lean plover]

@undone parcel

[undone parcel]

thank you very much👍

[lean plover]

👌

[static loom]

I learned more about history today. Thanks 😊

[uncut mist]

(I assume you aim for the General American accent)

many diphthongs sound more monophthongal from you
for instance, 'title' sounded like 'turtle'

'main' sounded like 'man' (should be cloeser to /mɛjn/, not [mɛən])
'read' sounded like 'rate'
'whatever' sounded close to 'wherever' (should be closer to [wəɾɛ́vɚ], not [wɐɹɛ́vəɹ])
'so' sounds like [so̞ ~ so] (should be closer to /sɔw ~ sɔʊ/)
'with you' should sound closer to /wɪ́ð jú/, not [wɪ́t͡ʃü] (/u/ can be centralized to [ü ~ ʉ])

also make sure to aspirate /p, t, k, (t͡ʃ)/ word-initially and in stressed syllables (pictures [pʰɪ́kt͡ʃɚz]), pretty [pʰɹ̠̥˔ɪ́ɾi]

(and the vowel in wAlk should be [ɑ ~ ɑ̟ ~ ɑ̈] in GA, not /ɔ/)

[uncut mist]

(this chart represents the vowels/consonants of conservative rp)

[uncut mist]

trüe

[silent surge]

Hii, let's do it

[spice cedar]

@silent surge so Nice

@silent surge were are you from?

[hoary spear]

I'd appreciate some feedback on my pronunciation. Transcript:
``The biggest benefit of our complex talking is the community feeling it creates. While bees and ants can work together, too, they can’t change their social setup easily. Humans can adapt their groups based on new needs or challenges. This flexibility helped us spread across the planet and handle all kinds of environments.

This concept of shared myths is particularly fascinating because it underlies so many aspects of our modern world. Just look at the rise of cryptocurrency—it’s a perfect example of a new shared myth being created right before our eyes``

[naive sundial]

@open vale

[humble dome]

I find your English pronunciation quite good. However, you could benefit from using a softer /s/ sound in the word "this" to avoid it sounding like "these" which ends in a sound similar to /z/.

[naive sundial]

@river lance How’s my accent?

[river lance]

sounds creepy dude

[charred cobalt]

I wish I hadn't clicked on that

[naive sundial]

In what sense?

[charred cobalt]

in every sense

possible

[humble dome]

@naive sundial You have a breathy voice in that recording.

[naive sundial]

I need to practise that. But honestly, IDK what I will use it for: Maybe the accent or singing ‘cus the Saudis around me don’t care how I sound.

[naive sundial]

I heard it again and I saw what you mean.

But that’s b’cus I need a bit of time VCing or recording to recover my pre-trained voice.

[humble dome]

Have you tried reading passages from a book or poetry aloud for recording?

[naive sundial]

Yup, I did; it does improve my voice overall.

[humble dome]

Are you recording on a phone then uploading the sound file?

[silent surge]

Egypt, thx

[silent surge]

@humble dome

[river lance]

you missed some word's pronunciation, would you like to learn pronunciation with me to improve?

[hoary spear]

Would you mind telling me what word I pronounced not so well

[river lance]

not at all : D, I can do a in depth correction or just superficial?

you tell me

[hoary spear]

It's not necessary to thoroughly examine it, just one word or two I need to work the most on. I can read the IPA and such, but when I hear myself I'm a bit biased and don't know how to improve on my own

so, you know, that's why I ask here in the first place:D

(for starters, I think I could work on the audio's quality lol, wouldn't you say so)

Tldr; superficial

[uncut mist]

some intonation ~ stress patterns are weird
th-stopping (maybe that was intended?)
'community' usually sounds like /kəmjʉ́nɪti/, not c/ɔ/mmunity (the unstressed vowel is reduced to /ə/)
the /t/ of 'too' had pretty strong affrication from you. This kind of pronunciation is normal in SSB, and perhaps in NYC English, but not too common in other dialects (/t/ sounds close to [t͡s]) (maybe that was intended...?)
'eyes' sounded like 'ice' (devoicing)

[subtle phoenix]

I know some people may not be pleased with that word "f*ck" I'm sorry I had to read it loud.

[hoary spear]

thank you!!!

I do have a lot of work to do on entonation. Rising and falling tones

I don't really hear my t sounding like an affricate. (That must be my bias)

I do have problems with saying an s as a z and viceversa. And also pronouncing other vowels instead of a schwa, which makes me second guess myself mid-conversation

sometimes

[river lance]

hi there

@hoary spearcan I send the feedback in the text channel?

[hoary spear]

Yeah, either way is fine to me! Thank you so much!!!!!

[river lance]

https://discord.com/events/801609515391778826/1447089522738200576 @hoary spear

[shadow bolt]

Serious question
Does anybody feel like their pronunciation gets worse whenever they try to read out loud? Or is it only me coz my pronunciation was way good before than it is now

[hoary spear]

Same, I think its cuz of pattern recognition from my mother tongue

[naive sundial]

https://youtu.be/QG3iHbty2E8

[earnest girder]

Great 💯

[zenith lichen]

Its beautiful, did you write that @subtle phoenix ?

[river lance]

Hi, I know this is from a couple days, but I just wanted to kindly correct you? You said you like "poetries" so I'm assuming, you are trying to say the plural form of the word "poetry"

The plural form would be poems, you like to read poetry, in this case, you are trying to say "I like to read poems."

Poetry is the art of writing poems, while poems are the physical objects/tangible forms of poetry, that you can see or hold. (In this case, since you said "read" but poems can be spoken, yes.

Also, "poetries" I wanna validate you, and say you are technically correct in using that word. It just doesn't fall in American English. It is used in some South and South East asian versions of English. So, if that's true to your culture or region, don't stop, be expressive of yourself.

Just thought to add, it is not correct in American English, however.

[silent surge]

Thanks so much for ur explanation, I appreciate it

[river lance]

Okay, I'm going to send something here. You can copy it for your reference or use it to study this topic a bit more, which I think will be easy for you to understand. If anything, ask me for clarification

• Abstract Concepts: Ideas or qualities you can’t physically touch
(Examples: knowledge, advice, information).

• Liquids & Gases: Substances that flow or fill space
(Examples: water, milk, air).

• Tiny Substances: Things made of tiny parts that are too many to count
(Examples: sand, rice, salt).

• Mass Categories: Group of collection of different objects
(Examples: furniture, luggage).

• Studies/Activities:
(Examples: mathematics, history, soccer).

[river lance]

These are all uncountable nouns

[subtle phoenix]

Your pronunciation is stunning. 😶‍🌫️
PS: No I'm not the author of this quote. Actually, I don't even know who wrote it.

[subtle phoenix]

Hey guys, This is my home screen wallpaper. What do you think? It looks great. right?

[umbral marsh]

anyone is interested in reading a short essay C1/C2 level together? Happening now in the book reading channel

[river lance]

Hi, would anyone be interested in reading a couple pages from a book I own?

It covers conversation examples, such as, "introducing yourself" and other mini lessons on basic conversation skills

@ me, if yes

[hoary spear]

Does it need to be fluent? I wanted to improve my pronuncitation, if theres room for that, I'd be down if it isnt too long

[polar glen]

We will remember, no worries

[subtle phoenix]

Good👊

[tribal axle]

Heloo

[subtle phoenix]

Hi there,

[tribal axle]

What up

[subtle phoenix]

Just hanging in what's up with u?

[tribal axle]

Just chilling by the river

[subtle phoenix]

Cool🤌

[tribal axle]

Mhm

[subtle phoenix]

Wanna practice?

[tribal axle]

Sure

But how

[subtle phoenix]

I don't know.

[tribal axle]

🙁

[subtle phoenix]

Go ahead and read this out loud.

[river lance]

Hey, no it doesn't need to be fluent at all. We read a couple pages of dialogue/conversations between two people, introducing themselves and getting to know each other.

It was really just conversational skills, and then we quickly touched base on, or reviewed, simple phrases and introductions. Sometimes we went over something that didn't make sense, to get a better understanding

It was really fun, if there is time today, I'll be in VC today, and mention it here again

[hoary spear]

Yeah I would definitely join in and participate. I would appreciate it so much if you could indeed tell in advance that you're going to hop on a vc

[subtle phoenix]

You have a great British accent.✨

[river lance]

@stone pendant Are you from India or close?

[stone pendant]

y?

[river lance]

Oh

Just asking

Well guessing more so

[river lance]

Where are you from?

[stone pendant]

thailand

[river lance]

Oh makes sense

Do you want to improve your pronunciation?@stone pendant

[stone pendant]

sure

[river lance]

From this small sample I heard some words that where not pronounced like U.K., do you want to learn to strictly use U.K. pronunciation or U.S.?

[stone pendant]

uk pls

[stone pendant]

thx

[river lance]

@stone pendant oh okay 👍 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/art
You can try this dictionary out

[stone pendant]

I think it’s the mic problem

Discord distorted my sound

Correct?

[hoary spear]

Hello!!!
I had a video of yours on watch later, but cant see it anymore. I wanted to review the ipa, even more so bc you explain things very easily and naturally

[river lance]

😅 😅 😅 😅 😅 😅 it's gone 😢

[stone pendant]

Probably the noise reduction thing. Thanks. It happens all the time at the beginning.

i just went back to listen to the first one. yeap, ur right. sounded like ar"k".

it's the "T" sound. noise reduction problem i guess

[river lance]

😅

[hoary spear]

May I ask what happened?;(

[river lance]

@hoary spear I was thinking about making it with other symbols

Maybe I re-upload it later 🤔

[hoary spear]

The whole channel is gone;( Did somebody hack your account?

[river lance]

I deleted it

[hoary spear]

What!???? I subscribed, I was watching a short and all of a sudden I couldn't anymore. What happened if I may?

[hoary spear]

I hope you do. I'm rlly looking forward to watching more content on the tube

[river lance]

do you want me to mark those (in a video)?

[stone pendant]

Sure

Thx

[river lance]

@ember hatch are you there?

[ember hatch]

yes?

[river lance]

I'll start the event ...

But I won't be on

[ember hatch]

girl what

[river lance]

Im going to be busy 🙃

[ember hatch]

then why are you starting the event 😭 😭

[river lance]

But people can come and you can help if they have questions

[ember hatch]

I am not substituting for you

[river lance]

Just talk about diphtongs or smth

[ember hatch]

😭

[river lance]

😅

[ember hatch]

I can't teach dude. You have the charisma for it I don't

[river lance]

Can you note questions on word and I'll answer them for next week ...

[ember hatch]

Sorry, I'm not doing this. I'm happy to answer when people when they ask me informally, but I don'r like being put ina teacher position tbh

these people are chatting anyways. They aren't talking about pronunciation

[charred cobalt]

This was your opportunity 💔

[ember hatch]

What on earth do you mean? My opportunity to be forced into a position of teaching that I don't want?

[charred cobalt]

I was kidding. To be fair that's a hard position to be in, even more so bc you almost got tricked into it

[river lance]

It was not a trick

I was genuinely asking for a hand, not problem if not possible 💀 😔

[charred cobalt]

Well, Idk if you two are friends, but it sounded like it at worst, maybe you could have gotten in and clarified instead, but maybe you did. I just made a tongue in cheek in comment, nothing serious here

[charred cobalt]

Also, I know you're a great teacher, and you must have your reasons

[river lance]

👍

[finite sapphire]

you are the most charismatic leader ever

we follow you

we pledge allegiance

[subtle phoenix]

I noticed that I mispronounced some words, like the pronunciation of the word 'gamble,' which diphthongizes in some accents. Anyhow, I would appreciate it if you could provide me with feedback.

[uncut mist]

the vowel in art sounds too front(ed?) [aːt] type, for SSB it should be closer to [ɑː], [ɑːt]

[uncut mist]

pronouncing gamble with an [æ] type vowel wouldn't be a mistake though
(I guess you can say that pre-nasal TRAP is diphthongized to [eə ~ ɛə] in many varieties of GA)

[stone pendant]

Thanks, but I don't understand that [ɑːt] notation; I have no knowledge of it. Could you please provide the pronunciation so I can follow along? Perhaps before and after the fix

[uncut mist]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/art
you can listen to the UK audio to get an approximation

[stone pendant]

thx but i don't get it anyway.

[lethal mirage]

Remember!
Queue is pronounced like saying the letter word, "Q" (Kyu)

Fah

[finite sapphire]

cemetery and symmetry are also a bit confusing if someone doesn't know the difference

choir

lingerie

etc

iron, what else... cucumber, perhaps

[quartz surge]

hello

[languid estuary]

@ember hatch

Scella, do you have any suggestions or favorite British podcasts for intermediate/advanced learners?

[ember hatch]

If you mean podcats specifically about learning, English, then, no, I don't really have any suggestions

Consume media you enjoy

in the accent you aim for

[languid estuary]

Not specifically for learners 😅

[languid estuary]

Yeaaahh i seee

Thanks though

[ember hatch]

Oh, then I like the Magnus Archives personally. It's a 'horror fiction audiodrama podcast' (as per Wikipedia). They have British accents if you're into that sort of thing

[languid estuary]

Thank you so much!

[river lance]

@subtle phoenix where are you from?

@stone pendant I'll make your video 📹, can I send it here?

[arctic inlet]

Yesss finally someone with the same struggle 😭 in my case i think it’s probably because my mouth tends to get more tensed up when i speak louder? Not sure if it’s also the case for you tho, are you comfortable with sending a voice message of you speaking loudly?

[stone pendant]

yes, pls

[scarlet glacier]

anyone who wants help with pronunciation can dm me 🦕 (rawwwwwr)

[shrewd jackal]

hey

[arctic inlet]

Can I send you a message?

[scarlet glacier]

Yes :)🦕

[subtle phoenix]

Love this frog! I have gone through that storm. This adorable frog quote is talking about when you are stripped from everything to nothing. That is when you truly find out what you are made of when you go through that fire.

[arctic inlet]

meow

[finite sapphire]

precisely

[delicate oak]

guys how to pronounce couch and count

i thought i knew but i don't

😭

[stray lantern]

Cow-tch

Cownt

[finite sapphire]

also, count and c-u-nt don't sound the same

worth mentioning, just in case...

[stiff mica]

To me they aren't similar since the vowel makes the big difference but Id thank you since it is worth mentioning

[finite sapphire]

well, everyone comes from a different linguistic background, just like some people don't understand that b#tches and beaches aren't the same

[subtle phoenix]

kowch / kownt

[stray lantern]

Great idea. Lol

[delicate oak]

thank y'all

this really helped me out

[ember hatch]

I'm curious why both of you decided to represent them as 'k/cowch' and 'k/cownt' (with 'ow') instead of 'kawch' and 'kawnt' @subtle phoenix @stray lantern

Does the sound not start as 'a' and end as 'w'? 'ow', to me, looks like the sound starts at 'o' and goes to 'w' like the sound in 'show', 'fro', and 'oaf'

You ended up helping the learner ultimately, so I'm not saying this as criticism. I'm simply curious about the reason for this consistent representation of that sound as ⟨ow⟩, rather than the more intuitive ⟨aw⟩, by both a native and a non-native. Surely there is a reason that this pattern has arisen

I mean the /aʊ/ phoneme, to be clear