you know it was my MOST SHAMEFUL THING that ever happened to me---i am not as good as the others when it comes in proper english pronouciations-and i mean american english.
Ok, the girl milked the cow, but it sounds like "milk the" instead of adding the "d" on the end, completely contradicting what you just explained. I know no one who would pronounce the d on the end but don't make it harder than necessary. And stop arguing about which dialect is International English. The beauty of English is that one can speak it with a very heavy accent and still be understood.
@SonatinaVirtuoso I absolutely agree. I can see what he was trying to do, and it would be helpful, I guess, for speakers, who because of L1, tend not to pronounce some final consonant sounds. However, I would direct them to how the word is formed phonetically, rather than focusing on spelling.
@SonatinaVirtuoso You're perfectly correct- the 'd', which would be pronounced as /t/ when saying 'milked' in isolation of any other words, is not clearly pronounced when it is followed by 'the'. Fluent speakers of English don't do this when speaking naturally because sounds change, are omitted, and also added when speaking at a natural speed. (In this case, the sound /d/ sounds like it's omitted.) Check out Connected Speech.
@SonatinaVirtuoso I'm Australian, and I've been teaching since 1997. I've taught in Japan, Italy, London, and Australia. In terms of accents, it doesn't matter as long as you can make yourself understood. Personally, I like it when I meet someone with an accent. Accents are also a great ice-breaker!
In my opinion, this whole popularity contest between American or British English is arrogant.
Y'all are speaking our fine language way wrong. Here in Amurica we a'int customed to usin them Grammar books. and you sire fancy no hair can eat the motor oil outta my carharts.
people understand me i just hate my accent, i hate the country i lived, and my accent constantly reminds me of it, i just want to get it over with because i believe that it is embarrassing
Wow, that was some useful advice, of course all native speakers pronounce every single consonant perfectly clear, especially final consonants! /irony off
Especially final consonants are often swallowed when people speak fast, that's called a glottal stop.
@eleonora1730 Hello to you and anybody else, i can help you with true English pronunciation, this guy is wrong, and here is a tip, in park, we do not say the "r" so it would sound like "paak" for example guys so i can tell you how to be understood, because if you said parks literally, an English person would consider you to be retarded.
@Altiar1100 Hello to you, What do you mean by "true English," which pronunciation are you going by? If you are referring to British English, then I know of a few people that would think you sound like a retard
@vybe41 I am referring to English English, the language spoken in the native country England, spoken by the native people, the English, you are obviously not a native yourself if you can not understand this simple truth, there are many things in English that you do not understand, 100% of the English population would consider you a retard as you attempt to use correct punctuation and grammar, and then forget your final full stop.
This guy sounds... retarded.. only foreigners and English teachers pronounce words "correctly" I'm giving free English lessons on Skype or anywhere else, just message me, also looking for a tutor in German, Portuguese (Brazil), and or Esperanto... just message me back...
AND WHY LEARN LATIN???? I have been arguing with a soccer pal who wants to become a teacher of Latin!!! I told him not to waste his pupils' time with Latin because English is the language of this world and no foreigners become real new potential conversation partners. 2nd foreign languages as an obligatory subject should be abolished and boycotted, but Marvin wants to wreck the nerves of his future pupils, shame on him!!!!
I wouldn't say that England is the only country which uses the correct english. English is one language but spoken world wide it has started to evolve and develop. So, American way of speaking, or Canadian, or Australian, are just another versions of the same thing. Those versions are called standardizations. So, no standardization can be more proper compared to the rest of them. But furthermore, all the people in USA do not speak in the same way.
@liuzhou but in American English they pronounce the "r" in park.And now aday American English is international english.Even people in Europe pronounce English as American English not British English.
The idea that International English is American English is a myth.
Take China and India. The two most populous countries. Both use British English in their national curriculum for teaching English. More people in China speak English than in the US. And they all turn up in class with their Oxford Dictionaries.
English Teaching is a huge earner for the UK. It is negligible for the US.
@liuzhou yes,maybe you're right about the introductory course of English people in China learn.But What really differences between British and American English? that's just the accent and when I watched CCTV international,I heard that they speak in American accent.I know population in China is more than 1.2 billion people but it doesn't mean all of them can speak english so that more people in CN speaking english than US is ridiculous. :P
The presenters on CCTV tend to have been educated in the USA.
You can call it ridiculous if you like, but there are more people learning English in China than there are people in the US. And not just introductory courses. Every university graduate has to have a minimum level. Also, junior schools and middle schools teach English.
I have been teaching in a Chinese University for 15 years and have met precisely one student who spoke with an "American" accent.
@liuzhou how can you make sure about there are more people learning English in China than America?At least there are 300 millions people in US speak english everyday.Although E came from England but it doesn't mean American E isn't standard.And though All of Chinese learn English from British introductory course or not,that doesn't mean British English is the only standard english.
you've met only one student speaking with American accent for 15 years because Chinese speaks in Chinese accent.
@lovestoryim Now you are being silly. I am well aware that American English is a form of Standard English and that British English isn't the only standard. I never disputed this. What I disputed was your claim that International English is based on American English. That is simply untrue.
You have gone from claiming that Chinese people speak with an American accent to saying that they speak with a Chinese accent or was that meant to be a joke?
@liuzhou Well, I was kinda poking fun, but if you think about it.. The first economical power, the huge corporations, Hollywood, media shows.. Around the world the most listened to "version" of English is American.
Well, one day Chinese will possibly be one of me most heard international language, but today it's American English.
@liuzhou coming from someone who lives in china! yeah, you know tons about British English. It drives me nuts how the rest of the world think they know everything about us Brits!
@stephruth07 You idiot. Just because I live in China doesn't mean I am Chinese. I am British! I don't know what drove you nuts, but you certainly show all the signs.
@onionship ok first of all I am from neither country... but i say Britain, or more accurately, England since ancestors of aus and us came from there. Though I won't say tt everyone pronounces English correctly.
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abdulchaudhary 3 months ago
'Pouring over grammar books' I think you mean 'poring'!
crossleydd42 4 months ago
@crossleydd42 I agree unless he meant accidentally pouring his coffee over his grammar books
bobcooper31 3 months ago
great strategy.. I talk so fast and I never realized I would mumble sometimes
itsjdon408 4 months ago
The youtube's piranha comments impress myself everyday... it is like in that movie Monsters Inc. where monetsers are focused on scaring people.
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nahum67 5 months ago
ur pronounce is sux
Thalesgodoy 7 months ago
you know it was my MOST SHAMEFUL THING that ever happened to me---i am not as good as the others when it comes in proper english pronouciations-and i mean american english.
darkhaoz25 9 months ago
who else already speaks english fine but is watcing this?
YunqHunniie0654 9 months ago 5
Ok, the girl milked the cow, but it sounds like "milk the" instead of adding the "d" on the end, completely contradicting what you just explained. I know no one who would pronounce the d on the end but don't make it harder than necessary. And stop arguing about which dialect is International English. The beauty of English is that one can speak it with a very heavy accent and still be understood.
SonatinaVirtuoso 9 months ago
@SonatinaVirtuoso I absolutely agree. I can see what he was trying to do, and it would be helpful, I guess, for speakers, who because of L1, tend not to pronounce some final consonant sounds. However, I would direct them to how the word is formed phonetically, rather than focusing on spelling.
M5Racha3l 4 months ago
@SonatinaVirtuoso You're perfectly correct- the 'd', which would be pronounced as /t/ when saying 'milked' in isolation of any other words, is not clearly pronounced when it is followed by 'the'. Fluent speakers of English don't do this when speaking naturally because sounds change, are omitted, and also added when speaking at a natural speed. (In this case, the sound /d/ sounds like it's omitted.) Check out Connected Speech.
M5Racha3l 4 months ago
@SonatinaVirtuoso I'm Australian, and I've been teaching since 1997. I've taught in Japan, Italy, London, and Australia. In terms of accents, it doesn't matter as long as you can make yourself understood. Personally, I like it when I meet someone with an accent. Accents are also a great ice-breaker!
In my opinion, this whole popularity contest between American or British English is arrogant.
M5Racha3l 4 months ago
Y'all are speaking our fine language way wrong. Here in Amurica we a'int customed to usin them Grammar books. and you sire fancy no hair can eat the motor oil outta my carharts.
AngryHick007 10 months ago 3
Damn, I'm expecting a hot girl in the vedio..
jinglongtan 10 months ago
very nice
xavierkaloor 10 months ago
people understand me i just hate my accent, i hate the country i lived, and my accent constantly reminds me of it, i just want to get it over with because i believe that it is embarrassing
polzowatel 11 months ago
whistled has a vowel sound before the D
radofzie 11 months ago
why only one video man.
applecomvn 1 year ago
Wow, that was some useful advice, of course all native speakers pronounce every single consonant perfectly clear, especially final consonants! /irony off
Especially final consonants are often swallowed when people speak fast, that's called a glottal stop.
Kreloar 1 year ago
*poring
lollercakes9 1 year ago
the sound is too low
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An extremely nice tool to improve your English pronunciation:
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You can get it from Iphone, Ipod-touch, or Ipad.
This allows you to record your own voice, listen to native speaker, grade your pronunciation and come back for repeats.
hilbert1862 1 year ago
I m sorry, your english sounds like american english. British is what i want... I m sorry.
eleonora1730 1 year ago
@eleonora1730 Hello to you and anybody else, i can help you with true English pronunciation, this guy is wrong, and here is a tip, in park, we do not say the "r" so it would sound like "paak" for example guys so i can tell you how to be understood, because if you said parks literally, an English person would consider you to be retarded.
Altiar1100 1 year ago
@Altiar1100 Hello to you, What do you mean by "true English," which pronunciation are you going by? If you are referring to British English, then I know of a few people that would think you sound like a retard
vybe41 1 year ago
@vybe41 I am referring to English English, the language spoken in the native country England, spoken by the native people, the English, you are obviously not a native yourself if you can not understand this simple truth, there are many things in English that you do not understand, 100% of the English population would consider you a retard as you attempt to use correct punctuation and grammar, and then forget your final full stop.
Altiar1100 1 year ago
@vybe41 As liuzhou said, we do not pronounce the "r", learn English before calling a native a retard!
Altiar1100 1 year ago
I wonder what they are pouring over the books?
6wings 1 year ago
as and has confused words please help me
krishnamurthy2686 1 year ago
This guy sounds... retarded.. only foreigners and English teachers pronounce words "correctly" I'm giving free English lessons on Skype or anywhere else, just message me, also looking for a tutor in German, Portuguese (Brazil), and or Esperanto... just message me back...
MsDieDeutsche 1 year ago
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diomedes4989 1 year ago
You're having all this fuss about british and american English? What about brazilian English? He he..
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AND WHY LEARN LATIN???? I have been arguing with a soccer pal who wants to become a teacher of Latin!!! I told him not to waste his pupils' time with Latin because English is the language of this world and no foreigners become real new potential conversation partners. 2nd foreign languages as an obligatory subject should be abolished and boycotted, but Marvin wants to wreck the nerves of his future pupils, shame on him!!!!
Mann1979HH 1 year ago
wtf, if you pronounce all the consonants, I'm sure you will never talk like Americans.
chaydangtroi 1 year ago
how about black english?
EvolutionIXRR 1 year ago
thank you
yanghee7303 1 year ago
I wouldn't say that England is the only country which uses the correct english. English is one language but spoken world wide it has started to evolve and develop. So, American way of speaking, or Canadian, or Australian, are just another versions of the same thing. Those versions are called standardizations. So, no standardization can be more proper compared to the rest of them. But furthermore, all the people in USA do not speak in the same way.
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ReduceYourAccentLA 2 years ago
"Pronounce all the consonants unless they are silent." That's possibly the most useless advice I've ever heard.
And Standard British English (and some other varieties) does not pronounce the 'r' in park.
liuzhou 2 years ago 13
@liuzhou but in American English they pronounce the "r" in park.And now aday American English is international english.Even people in Europe pronounce English as American English not British English.
lovestoryim 1 year ago
@lovestoryim
Many British dialects pronounce the /r/, too.
The idea that International English is American English is a myth.
Take China and India. The two most populous countries. Both use British English in their national curriculum for teaching English. More people in China speak English than in the US. And they all turn up in class with their Oxford Dictionaries.
English Teaching is a huge earner for the UK. It is negligible for the US.
liuzhou 1 year ago
@liuzhou yes,maybe you're right about the introductory course of English people in China learn.But What really differences between British and American English? that's just the accent and when I watched CCTV international,I heard that they speak in American accent.I know population in China is more than 1.2 billion people but it doesn't mean all of them can speak english so that more people in CN speaking english than US is ridiculous. :P
lovestoryim 1 year ago
@lovestoryim
The presenters on CCTV tend to have been educated in the USA.
You can call it ridiculous if you like, but there are more people learning English in China than there are people in the US. And not just introductory courses. Every university graduate has to have a minimum level. Also, junior schools and middle schools teach English.
I have been teaching in a Chinese University for 15 years and have met precisely one student who spoke with an "American" accent.
liuzhou 1 year ago
@liuzhou how can you make sure about there are more people learning English in China than America?At least there are 300 millions people in US speak english everyday.Although E came from England but it doesn't mean American E isn't standard.And though All of Chinese learn English from British introductory course or not,that doesn't mean British English is the only standard english.
you've met only one student speaking with American accent for 15 years because Chinese speaks in Chinese accent.
lovestoryim 1 year ago
@lovestoryim Now you are being silly. I am well aware that American English is a form of Standard English and that British English isn't the only standard. I never disputed this. What I disputed was your claim that International English is based on American English. That is simply untrue.
You have gone from claiming that Chinese people speak with an American accent to saying that they speak with a Chinese accent or was that meant to be a joke?
liuzhou 1 year ago
@liuzhou Yeah, but in this world it's American English that matters :P
matuttipresisono 8 months ago
@matuttipresisono What on earth makes you think that?
liuzhou 8 months ago
@liuzhou Well, I was kinda poking fun, but if you think about it.. The first economical power, the huge corporations, Hollywood, media shows.. Around the world the most listened to "version" of English is American.
Well, one day Chinese will possibly be one of me most heard international language, but today it's American English.
matuttipresisono 8 months ago
@liuzhou But that is simply not true. As I have already pointed out many, many more speakers use British English than do American English.
liuzhou 8 months ago
@liuzhou ofcourse they pronounce the r... what u think we say pack.. ? lets play at the pack... :S
agalmedia 7 months ago
@agalmedia YOu are clearly unqualified to lecture me on English. "What u think we say pack..?" is not English.
liuzhou 7 months ago
@liuzhou coming from someone who lives in china! yeah, you know tons about British English. It drives me nuts how the rest of the world think they know everything about us Brits!
stephruth07 7 months ago
@stephruth07 You idiot. Just because I live in China doesn't mean I am Chinese. I am British! I don't know what drove you nuts, but you certainly show all the signs.
liuzhou 7 months ago
Thank you, Sam Spade!!
WhoSaysWordss 2 years ago
ok...
missjulya1 2 years ago
iswgusting and unprepared
evelioto 2 years ago
Thanks thats helpful!
josepharbhee 2 years ago
If only the poor people that use this knew that they were in fact learning 'Fractured English'
1Royce1 3 years ago
i dnt lik da way tis is taught either...but jst curious...wt do u mean by 'fractured english?'
onionship 2 years ago
the american language is an example of fractured English.
1Royce1 2 years ago
..Which country do u propose uses proper English? British? Australian? Canadian?????
onionship 2 years ago
England! Ffs it is in the name...
1Royce1 2 years ago
@onionship ok first of all I am from neither country... but i say Britain, or more accurately, England since ancestors of aus and us came from there. Though I won't say tt everyone pronounces English correctly.
eighteen4eva 2 years ago
very good but short
elasetti 3 years ago 3
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shame your American though and have not so good pronunciation
barryrrab 3 years ago
Many thanks for the tips and the great lesson.
kakosuranosx 3 years ago
Thanks
Calipha3 3 years ago 3
Thanks for the tips!
adorianvlad 4 years ago 13