Pronunciation Diary

Oh my dear American accent, can’t tell you how much I miss you.

Before I started studying at the ITAT, I had an American accent. People I met in London asked me if I was from Jersey or so. And now, all I can say about my accent is: “Dude, it’s all over place”. When I talk with Anna, I realize that I talk more in a British accent and if I talk with my American friends, I feel like talking in an American accent. THAT’S A PROBLEM! And I want to solve that as soon as I can.

I talked to Hendrik about it, what he thinks about my accent. “It’s more American, but don’t bother yourself, keep on practicing your pronunciation.” That’s when I realized that having an accent is not the same as having a good pronunciation. So, I worked on it!

And I found out, that …

·         I never pronounce the end of the words,

·         that my ‘I’ sounds like an ‘a’ and

·         that I have the typical German pronunciation mistake ‘t’ or ‘d’.

I really love doing pronunciation exercises. Every time Hendrik asks someone to read out something, I am the first who puts her hand up! I hope I have improved since Hendrik pointed out my mistakes.