Re: PM's TAC 2015 crazy? French course mission
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:23 am
I'll second everyone else, excellent accent.
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rlnv wrote:Hey PM. That was crazy good! Have you been hiding the usage of D'accord La Prononciation Du Français International Acquisition et Perfectionnemnet from us? It's that good. I suspect your B1 is starting to betray your true level. Excellent work.
I really appreciate you sharing that. One day I hope to share something a fraction as good as that.
1e4e6 wrote:I thought that the accent was excellent. You should consider the B2 if you have not already.
Someday I will make a recording and see how it goes..
zenmonkey wrote:
Quote me and you can see the tags used.
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Hmm - can't get the first link well-formed.
Anyway - your accent is beyond good. It's excellent. Truly!!
Fortheo wrote:I have found this forum and I have found your log and I've realized that your French "R" is far better than mine! I honestly can't tell much difference between your accent and the actual speaker on the Assimil recording.
garyb wrote:I'll second everyone else, excellent accent.
Mohave wrote:PM - That is a CRAZY AWESOME accent!!! I wish I had an accent like yours!! Congrats! In all seriousness, can you share your "secret of success"? I am currently focusing on improving my pronounciation/reducing my accent!
garyb wrote:Thanks for the comprehensive post, especially as you had to make the effort to type it out again. Seems like your "secret" really is just hard work and attention to detail. It's great and reassuring to see that somebody can learn good pronunciation with a systematic approach rather than just by being lucky enough to have a talent for it or a good ear, especially for a very phonetically tough language like French. Also I hadn't realised that FIA was such a comprehensive resource for pronunciation; I've watched the videos but never looked at the accompanying materials.
I appreciate the encouragement for my Italian pronunciation. It's a bit of a simpler nut to crack than French but the intonation and certain sounds are still tricky to get right. The hardest part for me is applying it when conversing. On a good day I can read aloud with a decent accent; when talking to myself or to a camera it's a bit harder but I still manage fairly well; but once somebody is in front of me it often all goes out the window and the bad habits come straight back. I'm wondering if you have similar experience with reading aloud versus more spontaneous speech? I think it's because when I'm speaking spontaneously I have to use more mental energy to consider what I'm saying so I have less to dedicate to pronouncing it well, and then in conversation there's the further task of following the discourse and the pressure to keep up. I have to constantly remind myself to slow down. Maybe after enough careful practice like what you're doing it just becomes habit and you don't need to think about it - that's what I'm hoping!
PeterMollenburg wrote:Fortheo wrote:I have found this forum and I have found your log and I've realized that your French "R" is far better than mine! I honestly can't tell much difference between your accent and the actual speaker on the Assimil recording.
Hey Fortheo,
I was only thinking the other day "I wonder where a heap of French learners have disappeared to, including Fortheo". Great to see you back! I hope your French journey is going well and youre planning another exciting trip like your one to Nouvelle Calédonie (thanks for sharing your experiences when you went). And that's some very nice feedback on my recordings, thank you very much Fortheo