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ohamu

March 12, 2025

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Accents

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.
The speaker speak rapidly.
I almost didn’t understand.
But I realized his English maybe British.
He said “perhaps “.
This word is often used British English, right?
I still can’t catch the difference of English accents only listening.
But I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.
Anyway I want to use English fluently.

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Accents

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

I almost didn’t understand him.

But, I realized his English may be British English.

He said “perhaps."

This word is often used British English, right?

I still can’t catch the difference of English accents only from listening.

But, I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.

Anyway I want to usespeak English fluently.

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Good job!

Regarding 'perhaps', I'd say we often use it in American English as well.

For the most part, I feel like I understand all the common English (American, British, Canadian, and Australian) accents pretty well. But some people will still have super thick accents that I can't understand what they're saying.

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ohamu

March 19, 2025

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Thank you so much!
I’m learning a lot.

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

You could combine these two sentences. The speaker from the TED talk I was listening to this morning spoke rapidly.

I almost didn't always understand. him.

I struggled to understand him. OR I didn't always understand. Your sentence structure is correct but it just didn't sound right to me in the context. Missing a subject maybe which is why I added "him".

But I realized his English maybe British.

In general, avoid starting sentences with "but". Again, you could combine these two sentences to make more complex sentences. "I struggled to understand him but I realized it is maybe because he was using British English."

He saiused the word “perhaps “.

Nothing really wrong with the sentence, just could make it more complicated.

THe said “perhaps “, this word is often used British English, right?

I, again, think you could combine these two sentences.

I still can’t catchhear the difference ofbetween English accents only listening.

Not wrong entirely, just another way to say it. "I still can’t catch the difference between English accents when listening to them.

ButHowever, I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.

When writing, the avoiding "But" at the start of the sentence is important. Not as important when speaking.

Anyway , I want to usespeak English fluently.

ohamu's avatar
ohamu

March 19, 2025

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Thank you so much!
That’s very helpful .

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

Youre talking about something that happened in the past, so use past tense

I almost didn’t understand him.

Better to make “understand” a transitive verb

But I realized his English is maybe British.

This word is often used British English, right?

Also in formal writing too!

I still can’t catch the difference ofs in English accents by only listening.

Feedback

Great goal to have. Keep up the good work. British English is definitely something!

ohamu's avatar
ohamu

March 19, 2025

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Thank you so much!
That’s very helpful .

Accents

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

I almost didn’tThis is perfectly correct grammatically, but it sounds better if you say something like "It was hard for me to understand".

But I realized his English may be British.

Maybe = adverb that means "perhaps"
May be = verbal phrase that means "might be"

In this case, an even better word would be "could" : I realised this English could be British"

He said “perhaps “.

This word is often used British English, right?

I still can’t catch the difference ofbetween English accents only by listening.

But I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.

Anyway, I want to use English fluently.

Feedback

Well done. I am Canadian and also sometimes have trouble understanding some British accents, or even worse Irish or Scottish. So don't worry - it's normal that you can't either!

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ohamu

March 19, 2025

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Thank you so much!
I won’t worry too much about accents and just do my best!

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nandeyanen

March 21, 2025

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せやな、日本では基本的にアメリカ英語を教えてることが多いわ。発音はイギリス英語とちょっとちゃうけど、聞いとったらそのうち慣れるもんやで。

But I realized his English maybe British.


But I realized his English may be British.

Maybe = adverb that means "perhaps" May be = verbal phrase that means "might be" In this case, an even better word would be "could" : I realised this English could be British"

But I realized his English is maybe British.

But I realized his English maybe British.

In general, avoid starting sentences with "but". Again, you could combine these two sentences to make more complex sentences. "I struggled to understand him but I realized it is maybe because he was using British English."

But, I realized his English may be British English.

He said “perhaps “.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

He saiused the word “perhaps “.

Nothing really wrong with the sentence, just could make it more complicated.

He said “perhaps."

This word is often used British English, right?


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This word is often used British English, right?

Also in formal writing too!

THe said “perhaps “, this word is often used British English, right?

I, again, think you could combine these two sentences.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I still can’t catch the difference of English accents only listening.


I still can’t catch the difference ofbetween English accents only by listening.

I still can’t catch the difference ofs in English accents by only listening.

I still can’t catchhear the difference ofbetween English accents only listening.

Not wrong entirely, just another way to say it. "I still can’t catch the difference between English accents when listening to them.

I still can’t catch the difference of English accents only from listening.

But I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

ButHowever, I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.

When writing, the avoiding "But" at the start of the sentence is important. Not as important when speaking.

But, I can immediately understand standard Japanese or Kansai dialects.

Anyway I want to use English fluently.


Anyway, I want to use English fluently.

Anyway , I want to usespeak English fluently.

Anyway I want to usespeak English fluently.

Accents


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This morning, I listened to a TED talk.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The speaker speak rapidly.


The speaker speakoke rapidly.

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

Youre talking about something that happened in the past, so use past tense

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

You could combine these two sentences. The speaker from the TED talk I was listening to this morning spoke rapidly.

The speaker speakoke rapidly.

I almost didn’t understand.


I almost didn’tThis is perfectly correct grammatically, but it sounds better if you say something like "It was hard for me to understand".

I almost didn’t understand him.

Better to make “understand” a transitive verb

I almost didn't always understand. him.

I struggled to understand him. OR I didn't always understand. Your sentence structure is correct but it just didn't sound right to me in the context. Missing a subject maybe which is why I added "him".

I almost didn’t understand him.

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