The American Bounce - 2010-03-11
Learning to speak in the rhythm of an American can be a little tricky. The 'American Bounce' is slower and more deliberate than the 'intonation' of many other languages.
One of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to learn the 'American Bounce' is by watching television (especially soap operas). Study the mouth movements of the speakers. Try to repeat what they say and copy their intonation and rhythm.
Slow down your speech until you've learned the different intonations and rhythms of English. If you speak too quickly we will have a harder time understanding you.
And please don’t be concerned about your listener becoming impatient with your slow speech, accuracy is way more important than speed!
Don Harris, MS, CCC-SLP Certified Speech Language Pathologist www.SpeechAndListening.com
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