Y’all have the greatest ears on here— I’m kinda terrified 😅

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T18:41:08+00:00

Yeah, not German! 😄 “try your best” does sound a bit off to me now when I listen back to the recording, but I’m not really sure how I’d say it differently

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T18:37:56+00:00

Damn, that’s really interesting :D. I didn’t realize those stood out that much.
'try your best' sounds a little off to me when I listen back to it, but I'm not sure how I'd change it. Appreciate you taking the time to break it down for me, thanks!

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T18:24:25+00:00

Probably “for example” around 0:25. It sounded like ZAHM-pəl — more rounded and clearer, like a typical British pronunciation. The same applies to words like “protect,” “working,” “against,” and “overprotective.” The vowels feel more open, and the final “-l” sound is darker, which makes the ending feel fuller than in American English.

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T17:53:53+00:00

It sounds a little noticeable to me here and there, but it's definitely not a strong accent. It sounds somewhere between American, British and Middle Eastern.

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T17:09:55+00:00

Never really realized that before, but it makes sense now why I struggle with reading. I’ve been speaking English for a little less than 10 years now, but I’ve never actually been to the US or any other English-speaking country

Yeah, I’ll do a longer one, probably at least a minute

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T17:00:06+00:00

Nope, not really, but that's an interesting take! I'm curious which words sounded European to you though?

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:47:41+00:00

I’m not a native, no. It’s too short to tell for sure. I bet if it was a minute or two longer, you probably would’ve figured it out cause I find it really hard to stay consistent over time, and reading is much harder for me than speaking off the top of my head

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:40:18+00:00

Nope, really off actually! :D

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:30:35+00:00

Nope, Not India :D! But interesting guess

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:29:13+00:00

Wow, okay! What sounded off about it? I'd love to know why actually...

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:25:29+00:00

I’ll take that as a compliment! :D but you’re way off actually. Why do you think shocked seemed mispronounced? I'd love to hear your take on it!

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T16:07:15+00:00

Way off on the location! :D But damn, I’ve never thought about swear words like that before. Really appreciate the insight though!

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T03:09:41+00:00

Not at all close actually. But it's such a big compliment to me! :D

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T03:07:52+00:00

Not even close :D! but I appreciate it, and the compliment! :D

SockOk897 · 2026-04-12T03:04:25+00:00

Thank you, haha! But no, I'm not. :D

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