[General] FLUENCY IN THE LANGUAGE

[rajamr]

Hi everyone.

I m here with a bit of a problem and hoping for some assistance.
I ve lived in Canada since birth and went to school here. After graduating from High school, I had to go overseas with my family for 5 years. Now I m back in Canada. But now, I have a problem with my English speaking skills for some reason. I cant pronounce some words properly and I also seem to have an accent now. Any advice on how to get the fluency back and how to get rid of the slight accent?
Thanks!

 

[emsr2d2]

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Being away for 5 years is certainly long enough to slip into being less of a near-native speaker. I expect that the longer you're back in Canada and the more you interact with native speakers, as you used to on a daily basis, your fluency will return pretty fast. Have you noticed that the pronunciation problems are always with the same sounds? Out of curiosity, where did you live for those 5 years?

One thing about your post - during those 5 years, you also appear to have lost the apostrophe from your keyboard! Please edit your post and put the apostrophes where they should be. Thanks.

 

[probus]

This phenomenon is not uncommon. My wife has lived in Canada for forty-plus years and speaks perfect English, but her native language is not English. When she returns to her native India she is tongue-tied and uncomfortable in her native language. But this only lasts for a few days, and then she is happily jabbering away again.

 

[Tdol]

What sounds cause you problems?