Accent Question Nasal Sound.

[Juliusestella]

Hi Trainers,

Is it okay to use my Nasal Sound to speak English just to have an Accent?

Some of the Pinoys ( people who leave in the Philippines ) sound nasal and we do believe that it is an Accent.

[Alan]

Hi,

What do you mean by 'nasal sound'?

Alan
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[Juliusestella]

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[Beeesneees]

Hi,

I'm afraid that 'Thomaslues' had no real interest in answering your question. He just saw an opportunity to post some spam for an external website. His original message has been removed, and I suggest that you don't pay much attention to his answer,

Like Alan, I would like to be more clear exactly what you are asking about.

Are you saying you want to imitate an accent by using a nasal sound? What accent are you trying to imitate?
Personally, I think you should speak English with your own natural accent and concentrate on being clear and easy to understand. There is no need to put on a fake accent. Just be yourself.
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[Juliusestella]

[Beeesneees]

I suspect that a false nasal sound will be more irritating to a listener than your own natural accent, Juliusestella.
Just concentrate on speaking with clarity and appropriate intonnation.
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[Our Tort System]

Are you sure you don't mean "nasal consonants"?
There are two nasal consonants: "n" and "m".
You can find many videos on youtube on these consonants and how to produce them:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pronunciation+n&aq=f
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[Juliusestella]

[Juliusestella]

[Beeesneees]

I understand exactly what you mean, Juliustella.
Singing 'nasally' is also frowned upon.
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[Mujibur]

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Hello Bev,

Thank you for raising the alert on ‘Thomaslues’ spam posting.

Your advice is very important not to imitate others accent. You pronounced rightly that one should speak English with his own natural accent and concentrate on being clear and easy to understand.

“There is no need to put on a fake accent. Just be yourself. Just concentrate on speaking with clarity and appropriate intonnation.”

Best regards,
Mujibur
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[Mujibur]

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Hello Bev,

It’s even better that ‘Thomaslues’ spam posting was already removed by you.

My emphasis is on to speaking with clarity and with appropriate intonation. I’m curious if I’ve clear understanding on how to practice to acquire appropriate intonation. I’d ask you to have your comments on the intonation found on my voice records.

Best regards,
Mujibur
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Hi Mujibu

I've listened to your recordings, the comments are in my recording.

Regards