The final installment in this edition of our commonly mispronounced words series leads off with "ask." At face value, this one syllable word may seem overly simplistic and not worthy of much attention as you refine your pronunciation skills in American accent training. However a closer look reveals "ask" to be a word whose mispronunciation [...]
There's an old saying, "It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." While there's wisdom in this phrase given you don't want to become so vocal that you are quickly viewed by coworkers as being arrogant and dismissive of opinions contrary to your own, [...]
American Accent Training: Heteronyms From the beginning, AccentPros' ongoing idiom series has been praised by both casual visitors of our website and those enrolled in our American accent training programs. Many appreciate the extra language based tips which help them communicate more effectively. Our idiom series addresses a wide breadth of slang terms and other [...]
American Accent Training: Can car voice recognition systems interpret accents? Imagine that you've just purchased a new $95,000 Mercedes GL 500. You tell your Voice Recognition System (VRS) to take you down to the local supermarket and are surprised when you hear, "I'm sorry, I don't understand. Please provide a location." After all, you are [...]
American accent Training: The perils of trusting outdated information The overall process to reduce your native accent and can be a long and difficult road, especially if proper teaching methods and materials are not employed. American accent training has become increasingly popular due to overseas travel, social media and a general desire to assimilate to [...]
American Accent Training: Why neutral accents are succeeding in the Philippines In a society that is becoming increasingly dependent on technology for communication and productivity in the workplace, whether it be an iPhone, iPad, Android or personal laptop, any technical breakdown is always ill timed. In response to growing consumer demand for 24/7 tech support, [...]
American Accent Training: Pronunciation Differences in Nouns and Verbs with the Same Spelling When one takes American accent training programs, there are exercises which involve the pronunciation of words according to their stress, and syllabication--the process of breaking down words into individual syllables. One other kind of exercise you may encounter or choose to supplement [...]
American Accent Training: Why Take It? English is the most recognized language in the world. People who don’t speak English can sing in English, recognize celebrities who speak English, and the only reason it isn’t the number one language in the world is because there are many types of Chinese languages and dialects. However, distribution-wise, [...]
American Accent Training and Why It Is Critical To Survival in the US American accent training is not a course that will transform you into a slang-speaking, lip-smacking American or a gentle southern gal who’ll swoon and gush over anything and everything that pleases her. American accent training is the best way to reduce your [...]
American Accent Training: The First Step Clients who enroll in Accent Pros’ American accent training programs will have exclusive access to a Google Voice number. Clients can call this number 24/7 and leave a voice mail about whatever they wish. Our director John Atchley receives this voice mail in an attached e-mail along with a [...]
