My attempt at a Canadian accent

[sniperforlife]

Here's me trying to sound Canadian. How accurate is it?

Putfile - Canadianattempt

[Noego]

I try to download your file but it was taking literally ages to come through.

Could you provide a shorter example? Maybe it's just my computer though or sub par internet.

[sniperforlife]

This is a recording of me pronouncing certain words in a (hopefully) Canadian accent. I used the same words in my previous recording.

Putfile - Canadian 50

Mary
merry
marry
pin
pen
cot
caught
strength
tomorrow
sorry
calm
ban
bat
bad
bag
trap
vague
kite
out
peg

[queenbu]

Just to tell you that it was very quick and easy to download the file. However, I can't be a judge to what you asked since I'm far from being Canadian.

[Casiopea]

Quite well done, sniperforlife. Your pronunciation is rather native sounding. Two things I noticed: Final [t] isn't aspirated enough (words ending in [k] I suspect as well) and voiced [d] and [g] need to be voiced more. I understand that in connected speech, speakers don't sustain the final sounds, but when said separately, as in a list, they do.

Mary
merry
marry also [mae]
pin
pen
cot => aspirate [t] more
caught => aspirate [t] more
strength
tomorrow
sorry
calm
ban
bat => aspirate [t] more
bad => voice [d] more
bag => voice [g] more
trap
vague => final [g] needs more voicing
kite => final [t] needs more aspiration
out => final [t] needs nore aspiration; the vowel is CANADIAN!
peg => voice [g] more

All the best.

[sniperforlife]

Thanks for the replies. I've been in Canada for quite a while but I'm not a native speaker. I'm the type that likes to blend in so it's good hear that I sound much like one.