someone to evaluate my pronunciation, please?

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Salwa Aj

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I'm not even sure if i speak American or British english. Actually, it might just be a weird accent. Your feedback would be extremely helpful. Thank you for your time.

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I'm not even sure if I have an American or a British accent. Actually, I think it may just be a weird one. I'm looking forward [strike]for[/strike] to your [strike]feedbacks[/strike] feedback. Thank you.

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Note my corrections above. Correct capitalisation and punctuation are vital in written English.

I haven't had a chance to listen to your recording yet.
 

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You need to work on your vowel sounds and intonation. However, speaking naturally, rather than reading a fairly difficult text, would give a more accurate picture of how you speak.
 

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I concur about checking your vowels. You pronounce your final Rs, so I guess you're studying American pronunciation.

When past forms end in -ed, the e is not pronounced and the d is pronounced like t. For example, "watched" is pronounced with the intimidating string of consonant sounds /tsht/. Don't be concerned if you can't manage all those sounds together, but do reduce the e to its shortest possible length.

The vowel sounds are more important for comprehensibility than how you pronounce ​-ed.
 
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