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Hello !

Could you help me with my accent ,and tell me what's wrong ?

this is very short I'm sorry ....
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It's very good, you don't need to worry about your accent. Just use your English a lot and it will become perfect. Don't try and rush into perfection, let it find you gradually. I'm still waiting, and look how fine I am!
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hi !

thank you for answering !

Well ,if it's not perfect ,then ,what's wrong ??
Or maybe you meant something else ...

Don't want to bother you ,though ,with that kind of questions ...
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hi ...
i would like to think that nothing can be perfect ... accent differ from country to country even though english is the spoken language but as long as people are able to understand what we are saying then we can safely say that we speak proper english

anyway, there is nothing wrong with your accent.

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Your rhythm and cadence will remain a bit Gallic for a year or two more. The swing of American English takes a few years to feel
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Gallic ? well,if you say so ...Have you ever heard a french person talk ? lol

How is my cadence and rythm ??

I just want to understand ,so don't get irked by my questions ...


Other question : what do you think of that book :
Accents: A Manual for Actors

by Robert Blumenfeld ?
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Gallic ? Well ,if you say so ...have you ever heard a french person talk ?

How is my cadence and rythm ?

Don't be irked by my question ,I just want to understand ?


Other question ,what do you (all) think or that book ?
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Yes, I speak 100% Parisian French too, so I recognize your sing-song.
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lol I'm from the south ,it's definitly not the same ...way of speaking ,so to say .

Anyway ,thank you for your advice !!

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From St-Jean-de-Luz?
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