4 ms·

But why would I want to sound like a native? - English accent: monocle vibes - Australian accent: Crocodile Dundee (badass but I can’t embody that) - Standar

• lacrimacida 3y ago
  If I were learning english again I’d aim for good enough pronunciation but with better diction. Plenty of native english speakers have horrible diction. When it comes to accents it’s more like something one is not aware that they posses but only notice in outsiders.
  • vintermann 3y ago
    I am aware of my accent, but getting e.g. vowel colours exactly right is just too much work for too little gain. What would be the advantage to matching a specific dialect exactly? I'm not a spy trying to pass as a native. On rare occasions that it matters, for instance for a play or for a song where people would notice a wrong accent, I can work to get it right on those particular words. It's a lot of work, but it's still easy compared to getting to the point where you do everything without thinking.