Do you pronounce basic English words correctly? Take this short test to find out:
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My name is Tomasz P. Szynalski. I live in Poland. In the 1990s, my friend and I taught ourselves to speak English fluently (with a native-like American accent) in about 3 years, using some unorthodox learning techniques. In 2001, we founded Antimoon to share our insights with other English learners.
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thanks! this is very helpful, now i just find out that i need to improve my pronunciation a lot.
Hi,
Thanks for your post, it is very helpful for me. Can you post more and more? i want to practice my pronunciation.
I think being non native speaker is not an obstacle to not articulate properly the words.That’s why I am eager to better my pronunciation for soon of course if you give me a hand.Thanks a lot for your cooperation.
thanks a lot … helped Very MUCH!!!!
I think your test is a bit rigid and the way you describe the score is very harsh. Just because I pronounce words a bit more relaxed than he most posh of English speakers, doesn’t mean ‘people have a hard time understanding me’, as you so bluntly state. Do I wish to have a better pronunciation? Yes, I do. But saying I can’t be properly understood because I said ‘good’ and ‘food’ rhyme, is anal to say the least.
Was that the only question you got wrong?