Accent Addition

Episode 4 of the English in America podcast, hosted by Kim Bowman, titled "Accent Addition" was published on September 1, 2021 and runs 5 minutes.

September 1, 2021 ·5m · English in America

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Welcome to English in America! I hope you're ready to practice listening! Have you ever felt or said, "I want to lose my accent," or, "I want to reduce my accent," or, "I want to sound like a native English speaker." If you have, I urge you to please listen to this episode! Here's a link to a dialect map of the United States, made by Long Island University researcher Robert Delaney, which I reference in the episode. If there's an American English topic or question you'd like me to answer ...

Episode Description

Welcome to English in America! I hope you're ready to practice listening!

Have you ever felt or said, "I want to lose my accent," or, "I want to reduce my accent," or, "I want to sound like a native English speaker." If you have, I urge you to please listen to this episode!

Here's a link to a dialect map of the United States, made by Long Island University researcher Robert Delaney, which I reference in the episode.

If there's an American English topic or question you'd like me to answer or explain on the podcast, please let me know. This podcast is made for you and your input is important!
Email me: [email protected]

Thank you for listening!
Kim Bowman, EnglishTeacherAndTutor.com

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