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Hi friends,

I am Sandeep, from India, quite new to this forum. Just 30 minutes old.
Can anyone help me improve my pronunciation and fluency. If I am able to improve to a neutral accent ( from the Indianized accent ) I will get a higher pay scale and can communicate well too. So please give me some tips or come practically to talk to me. I want to talk to some native speakers, is there any way?

I think that is my next step to improve my English to an advanced level. Hope I will get some help soon.

 

 

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Submitted on 16 September, 2008 - 16:03

 

Pronunciation is a must to express well so that you leave a good impression on your listener. English Pronunciation in Use by Mark Hancock (Cambridge University Press) is a titanic resource to strengthen your pronunciation. Hope you'll find it useful.

Submitted on 17 September, 2008 - 07:55

hi kssandip,

me too i have problem of my accent by the way im a filipina and i have pilipino accent.i want also to speak with the accent here in england.it can help also listening there programs everyday.more power and godbless

janice 

Submitted on 17 September, 2008 - 18:12
There's a useful website called Forvo at: http://forvo.com/ which migh help. It's a collection of words from different languages and each one has an audio pronunciation file with it. Users can help out by adding the pronunciations of words in their language. Nice idea, but only helps at word level, not sentence. best
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Submitted on 22 September, 2008 - 10:19

Rashid,

Thanks. But actually my problem is I never learned well the pronounciation from the phonetics. I spoke not that much bad, but I myself get knew some words I spoken should have pronounced differently, but I am not able to change those in actual siutations. So that is my problem, talking is the best solution, isn't it? 

Submitted on 22 September, 2008 - 10:31

Janice

You too have the same problem, and you are in England now? Hope you can find someone who can talk to you much and then you absorb the correct accent from. All the best wishes. And if u can help me, when u get a help, pls let me know that, ok?? thanks.

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