HOW TO SPEAK WITH A STANDARD AMERICAN ACCENT 🇺🇸

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Let's talk about, learn, and practice the (standard) American English accent. I want to do a deep dive and help you understand why people from the United States speak the way they do.
So if you're interested in speaking with more of an American accent or just want to improve your listening comprehension, this lesson will help.
Here are the seven keys to speaking and understanding the American English accent.
1. Pronounce the Final Rs
2. Use the Flap T /d/
3. Link Words & Phrases
4. Use Reductions
5. Master the Schwa Sound
6. Pronounce Unstressed Words
7. Practice
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///LESSON CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro to the American English accent
1:21 Pronounce the Final Rs
2:28 Use the Flap T /d/
3:30 Link Words & Phrases
6:23 Use Reductions
8:33 Master the Schwa Sound
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[@Angrybirdo2009]

As an American this is very helpful for non native speakers

[@Wihf]

As an American, this was very helpful.

[@MrBitterman75]

Native or Latino?

[@Wihf]

@@MrBitterman75 American

[@natel42069]

The american accent is so bad

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@@natel42069 Which one? Southern? Midwest? California? New York?

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bro I really like the Texas accent

[@chesterlenihan]

Speaking! Thanks mate. Aussie actor here, this has been very helpful as an introduction into the standard American accent 👌

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@LordDirus007]

Remember over pronunciation of the Rs.
So "Remember", really pronounce the R at the end.
We have a very Dry Accent, it's Rough and Unpolished

[@LordDirus007]

Also we pronounce our Ts as Ds

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This is wonderful content even for us who english is not our first language. THANK YOU

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It's a wonderful lesson ! Lessons as such are helpful to try to speak 🗣️ closer to the native English speakers! Anyway, it is hard but could be achievable. Teacher Wes thank you for your help!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@maegonzales9096]

I love this video,so helpful! I wanted to have an american accent without having to go to the US.😅 i used to work in a call center as a customer service rep where I get to talk to native english speakers and practice my english. I always watch Wes' video for phrasal verbs, daily expressions, idioms that native English speakers use. The only way I knew I improved my english was through my customers not noticing that I am not from the Us as they are having a hard time talking to people with accents.😊 Wes really helped me a lot! Thank you so much sir. 🥰

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@vadym_mysiv]

The basic knowledge that is very helpful to get better understanding of an American Accent. Still practicing on making my conversation flowing.
Thank you for the video, appreciate it a lot.

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad it was helpful! Keep up the good work! 👍

[@Literal_Dirt]

This was super helpful. I am a British college student and we are putting on a musical where I need an American accent, I was struggling but this has made it so much easier!

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Thank you Mr.Wes. Your instructions are clear and concise and so very helpful. Cheers!

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God bless you .

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Thanks Mr.Wes ! This video helped me a lot. In School I wasn’t able to make friends because of my accent. I am thankful for your video. 💓
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[@alikachantavy]

Honestly, anyone who avoids you because of your accent is the wrong person to be your friend.

[@swaroopkumar2]

Thank you so much ❤
I'm learning it clearly, and gaining my confidence.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@angelusvastator1297]

This is the “I don’t have an accent” accent

[@user-zx8kp9go5v]

Such an excellent lesson. Thank you very much!

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for the comment. 👍

[@zsb707]

I love pronouncing the final Rs, using the flap T and mastering the schwa sound. Shadowing used to be my middle name 😊.

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Keep up the good work. 👏

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Thanks, Wes! A very informative video!👍👍

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Thanks so much, Lolly. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😊

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I have a standard American accent and I never really understood how it sounded to non American accents. Thanks for a great video!

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Thanks so much! I hope you learned something new. 😊

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wow. you made a mix up from your former lessons. thanks, it was great

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[@allengreg5447]

A lady from California told me once: Americans don't have accents, only southerners and foreigners have accents.

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Well that's just not true 😭

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​@@leep7136 New Yorkers and people from Massachusetts have accents also

[@leep7136]

@@danacaro-herman3530 Well that's why I said that, everybody in the US has an accent

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@@leep7136 No there are certain areas that do not, such as certain mid western portions of the USA and other pockets

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How is your accent now

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Tysm for the video,you’re brilliant person and I understand your accent and everything what you say in this video❤

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@natalie_x140]

I’m an Scottish Actor who has struggled with the American accent for years and just watching this there’s hardly any difference

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Hello teacher Wes, I want to say thank you so much for this class. I think you are very pro. Congratulations and so on in your successful way. Sorry for my English, I am learning

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@mujahid1411]

As a language enthusiast, i find your vids very interesting and helpful. I pretty much like learning variety of english accents. I think you missed somethin here. While its very common in most BrE accents, not in american accents but i noticed that AmE speakers too, use T glottalization in words like shorten (which i noticed you used it in this vid), kitten, button, mountain etc. so far as i know, this aint a feature in General American accent, is it? Will you explain more about glottal stop in AmE accents? Thank you in advance.

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As an American this was very useful thanks buddy

[@devendhargundeti]

I work for one of the tech support agencies and I don’t blame any American for being so rude to me when ever they don’t understand my accent however I took some of the customers angry words are as my gifts apparently I have start talking to local Canadian people and i am not fully ready with the accent but I am up there like 40 percent of it. Although I am trying to learn one of the customer scolded me you don’t know English you are talking like a espanic accent. This is the reason why I have searched for this topic and your videos are on top five. Thanks for backing up with this kind of videos this is going to help in building my accent ❤

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You a good narrator, no noticeable accent, right speed. Movies teach a lot, depends on what one learns.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@krussell89]

Born and raised in So Cal. and when I traveled to other parts of the states I was asked where I was from because I had NO accent. It wasn't until 10 years ago I learned my accent was called "Standard American". Didn't know it was a thing. People back East and overseas coined it the "Newscaster Accent". 😅

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As an American who's just curious, this was cool

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Super ! Thank you
Guys, you can make the speed lower to understand each sound too :)

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Need more videos from you regarding shadowing and american accent

[@InteractiveEng]

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I'm a Call Center Agent in a BPO Company, sometimes customer don't wanna talk to me because of my accent. They want to talk to Americans who can speak better english. So i am thankful for this lesson, because it will helps me to speak a better english ❤

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[@hurraynature7449]

Another one to point out is the way we say "do you" which can sometimes come out sounding more like "dju". Or we drop the O like you talk about in other words so it sounds like "d'you"

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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So helpful sir

[@InteractiveEng]

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Thank you 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

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So helpful

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Your teaching was superb,, can you also tell different types of American accents

[@InteractiveEng]

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... excellent ... !!!

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Thank you :)

[@InteractiveEng]

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This is amazing.

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perfect! thank u! I never watch long videos 😅

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very helpfull, from Angola!

[@InteractiveEng]

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thank you.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@Pontie66]

New England, is a place where all British people used to stay for a while or live for a long time. The region has deep English roots so they pronounce a little bit close to their ancestral.

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thank youu

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Really nice.Greatfull

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@ernestosardain4307]

Great practice. Just a plus would be to include sentence stress and intonation. 😊

[@InteractiveEng]

I'll keep that in mind. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 🤗

[@giovannaventurella1197]

Hi Mr Wes.....I'm Italian, and I've lived in England for a long time....but I like the American accent much more than the British one..... well, fortunately I have lots of relatives who live in the States, and thanks to them I'm starting to sound more American and less British 😅😅
Your videos are really interesting and helpful, and they're gonna help me to abandon the Queen language....no doubt about it 😂😂

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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Thank you sir wes

[@InteractiveEng]

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Hello teacher...I always try to speak in American Accent becuz I love this accent...thanks to you for sharing this video😊❤Lots of love from Uzbekistan🇺🇿🇺🇿

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thank you sir

[@InteractiveEng]

Most welcome. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😊

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Excellent as Wes.

[@InteractiveEng]

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Why American accent is so beautiful 😭

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Excellent

[@InteractiveEng]

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Thanks

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍