Thanks so much. I discovered why my American accent didn't sound right. Your tips on placement and resonance made a huge difference, and I'm so happy the improvement. Just by placing my hand on my chest and speaking, I feel more confident, and every app I speak to understands me better. How can I practice this in real life with people? Do I need to keep my hand on my chest all the time, or is there a way to do it without making it obvious, like pretending I'm searching for something on my chest?
Hi @abdelouahablamzouki4997 - Thanks so much for your comment! I'm thrilled that this video helped you find your American placement! :) You're absolutely right that these techniques might be a little odd to complete in front of other people, especially if you don't want to draw any attention to yourself. So I'd recommend visualizing yourself putting your hand on your chest and imagining in your mind's eye what it looks like and feels like when you do that. Maybe this will help you to get into the right headspace to speak with a relaxed placement when you're in front of other people. I hope this helps! :)
Hello, is the letter T in absolutely glottal stop. and 4 syllables or two which one is right /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ , /ˈæbsəˌlutli/ , /ˌæbsəˈlutli/ ,/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/. i think the first. Thank you.
Hi :) Yes, the T in "absolutely" is a glottal stop. And you were correct - it is a 4-syllable word: /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/, but the syllable with the primary stress (the most stress) is the third syllable, and the first syllable has secondary stress. It sounds like this: Ab - suh - LOOT - lee.
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent thank you so much for the reply, and if you'll make absolutely /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ in any video- please show us the symbols sound or the tone for primary stress and secondary stress and the dots /./ /ˌ--.--ˈ---.--/
@@ramzy-6566 Thank you for the suggestion! I'll include information about the symbols for primary stress, secondary stress, and weak stress in the next videos that I record :)
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, San Diego Voice and Accent. Thank you.
Awesome!! Keep up the hard work! :)
Thanks so much. I discovered why my American accent didn't sound right. Your tips on placement and resonance made a huge difference, and I'm so happy the improvement. Just by placing my hand on my chest and speaking, I feel more confident, and every app I speak to understands me better. How can I practice this in real life with people? Do I need to keep my hand on my chest all the time, or is there a way to do it without making it obvious, like pretending I'm searching for something on my chest?
Hi @abdelouahablamzouki4997 - Thanks so much for your comment! I'm thrilled that this video helped you find your American placement! :) You're absolutely right that these techniques might be a little odd to complete in front of other people, especially if you don't want to draw any attention to yourself. So I'd recommend visualizing yourself putting your hand on your chest and imagining in your mind's eye what it looks like and feels like when you do that. Maybe this will help you to get into the right headspace to speak with a relaxed placement when you're in front of other people. I hope this helps! :)
I spent a lot of time watching this video because of the tongue twisters 🥴 but it was worth it. The tongue twister for me is the best training, thanks
Awesome! I agree - the tongue twisters are challenging, even for native speakers. I'm glad you liked the video! :)
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Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Hello, is the letter T in absolutely glottal stop. and 4 syllables or two which one is right
/ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ , /ˈæbsəˌlutli/ , /ˌæbsəˈlutli/
,/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/. i think the first. Thank you.
Hi :) Yes, the T in "absolutely" is a glottal stop. And you were correct - it is a 4-syllable word: /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/, but the syllable with the primary stress (the most stress) is the third syllable, and the first syllable has secondary stress. It sounds like this: Ab - suh - LOOT - lee.
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent thank you so much for the reply, and if you'll make absolutely /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ in any video- please show us the symbols sound or the tone for primary stress and secondary stress and the dots /./ /ˌ--.--ˈ---.--/
@@ramzy-6566 Thank you for the suggestion! I'll include information about the symbols for primary stress, secondary stress, and weak stress in the next videos that I record :)
@@SanDiegoVoiceandAccent great.