| edith208 | 2013-03-15 15:29 |
| Be consistent: if you start with an American accent, you use it throughout together with the spelling; otherwise, there is no standard English among native speakers. HK people speaking with a slight HK accent is not a sin. |
| edith208 | 2013-03-15 15:33 |
| [i=s] 本帖最後由 edith208 於 13-3-15 15:34 編輯 [/i]
HK students speaking with an American accent mainly roll their tongue to say the strong "rr" sound and say "chance" and "dance" with /ae/ instead of /a/ as well as speaking with a strong nasal pronunciation. The rest is not clear at all e.g. plant -- they don't say /plaent/ |
| edith208 | 2013-03-15 15:34 |
HK students speaking with an American accent mainly roll their tongue to say the strong "rr" sound and say "chance" and "dance" with /ae/ instead of /a/ as well as speaking with a strong nasal pronunciation. The rest is not clear at all e.g. plant -- they don't say /plaent/ |
| cchealthy | 2013-03-16 00:46 |
| Same same for me
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| whitepenguin | 2013-03-17 02:32 |
| [i=s] 本帖最後由 whitepenguin 於 13-3-17 02:33 編輯 [/i]
If just for the purpose of communication, then as long as what is being said is understandable (fluency helps of course) then all of the above are fine. If you are asking about the reputation of these accents, generally most would consider the English accent more refined, but as mentioned above this really applies to the "posh" English accent and not, for example, the cockney accent (London East End - working class accent). American English (again the reference here is general and not, for example, the Southern accent) is more common internationally and many find it easier to understand. It can be considered more "hip" in certain countries and among certain age groups. Personally, I think it is not so much the accent but how one speaks that matters. |
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