Learn to Speak English: Is "valley girl" speak crossing gender and state lines? California has long been known as the home of Hollywood. Many struggling actors, actresses and writers from around the world are drawn there by the potential of fame, just hoping for the one opportunity to prove themselves as a viable commodity within [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who come in for accent reduction sessions, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who come in for accent reduction sessions, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]
Learn to Speak English: The language of comedy When most people envision how standup comedians craft material, they likely see images of a comic browsing the internet, flipping through channels during prime time TV hours, or scanning newspaper headlines. Much like public speakers and other professionals, comedians must be constantly be aware of the language [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros, who come in for accent reduction sessions, have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros who come in for accent reduction sessions have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, and on various [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros who come in for accent reduction sessions have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the constantly evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and the phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, conversations [...]
Accent reduction process and alcohol Drinking in excess can quickly impair reflexes and cause impulsive behavior. For non-native English speakers, alcohol amplifies your native accent while working against the muscle memory training exercises taught in Accent reduction. The parts of the brain responsible for Accent reduction become fatigued when someone has become legally drunk. Often [...]
How to lose your accent The term African American Vernacular English (AAVE) became popular in the mid to late 1980's as a way to describe the unique pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and substitution patterns used by African Americans which make this speech pattern something beyond a simple dialect. For instance, a person using African American Vernacular [...]
Accent Reduction Tips Many of our clients at Accent Pros who come in for accent reduction sessions have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the constantly evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and the phrases that are regularly used in the workplace, conversations [...]
American Accent by Dr. Suess Author Theodore Geisel, better known as Dr. Suess, has remained one of the literary world's most popular and respected authors due to his ability to deliver universal themes in anapestic tetrameter, a writing form that features four anapestic metrical feet per line. Two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. [...]
Chicago Accent: The Birth of a Stereotype On January 12, 1991, Saturdayy Night Live (SNL) debuted a recurring skit known as Bill Swerski's Superfans, which would come to define the so called "Chicago accent" for generations of non-native Chicagoans. The accent used in the skit continues to be bandied about to this day as a shorthanded representation of [...]
Accent Reduction Tips: Our Ongoing Idioms Series Our clients at Accent Pros have accent reduction goals and 85% have advanced degrees and an excellent command of the English language. Given the constantly evolving state of the English language; however, they may not understand informal slang and idioms that are regularly used in the workplace, conversations with [...]
Accent Reduction Tips: Our Ongoing Idioms Series Many of our clients with accent reduction goals have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the constantly evolving state of the English language, they may not understand informal slang used during workplace conversations or on various popular social media platforms such as Facebook [...]
American Accent Classes: Impacted by Apple? Since we teach American accent classes at Accent Pros, we love to analyze the speaking patterns of individuals. Over the past couple of years, we have been intrigued by a spokesperson at Apple. Yes he has an accent, but more importantly, he speaks in a manner which not only [...]
Accent Reduction Training: Increasingly Localized As was discussed in a previous article, the standard California accent is thought to be closest in tone to the standard American English spoken throughout the Midwest and emphasized in accent reduction training. A direct result of Midwestern settlers migrating to San Francisco during the gold rush period from 1848-1855. [...]
American Dialects in California Upon closer inspection, the American accents and American dialects found in the cities and towns that comprise California have proven to be relatively resistant to the broad generalizations which characterize dialect zones linguists use to divide the United States. California experienced a massive influx of English speakers and immigrants from other [...]
The Importance of Idioms Modern technology has become such an ingrained aspect of our day to day interactions with people from both a professional and social standpoint. It's not difficult to envision a scenario where picking up the phone and calling someone would be considered a last resort means of communication. Socially, individuals routinely communicate [...]
Does singing truly negate individual accents? If you were to scan the playlist on your personal music player, paying attention only to how clearly the lyrics are pronounced in a given song, you'd be surprised to note that, irrespective of factors such as genre, musicianship, vocal style and melody, a singer's native accent normally isn't [...]
A Note On Our Ongoing Idioms Series Many of our clients at AccentPros have advanced degrees and have excellent command of the English language. Given the constantly evolving state of the English language however they may not understand informal slang and the turns of phrase that are regularly used in the workplace, conversations with friends, [...]