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i have a very common sounding accent.

which defines me as being from Harlow to a lot of people. i spend a lot of my time out in a village about 12 miles from Harlow as i am a cub leader there and being there makes my common accent really stand out, i had been shouting directions my cubs for a game shouted “cap’ins Daugha” and realized how common i sounded, i have been told by friends from up north too i sound like i’m off eastenders, i want to speak proper English any tips or ideas to help me?

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 152 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

Buy tapes on enunciation and pronounciation and practice.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (5 minutes after post)

any idea ware would find them?

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (9 minutes after post)

On the net.

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months, 3 weeks ago (1 hour, 4 minutes after post)

You can only change your accent gradually, take your time, a few wprds at a time, practice all the time even at home when you dont need to change your accent.
It took me ages to change my accent but it worked (to a certain extent)

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I have fond memories of living briefly in Harlow.

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