Accent anxiety!

carlab169 · Post by **carlab169** » December 14th, 2023, 3:37 am

Hi! I was just wondering what the go is with accents. My natural accent is posh Australian/British, but I'm a bit worried that if I join a project with others that all have American accents, for example, it would make my recording stand out in a not-so-good way. Is using my natural accent alright?

lightcrystal · Post by **lightcrystal** » December 14th, 2023, 4:33 am

carlab169 wrote: ↑December 14th, 2023, 3:37 am Hi! I was just wondering what the go is with accents. My natural accent is posh Australian/British, but I'm a bit worried that if I join a project with others that all have American accents, for example, it would make my recording stand out in a not-so-good way. Is using my natural accent alright?

Your natural accent is fine. There is no obligation in LibriVox to use an accent.

Post by **Availle** » December 14th, 2023, 5:35 am

Also, there is no obligation in LibriVox to lose an accent either.

lightcrystal · Post by **lightcrystal** » December 14th, 2023, 5:58 am

Availle wrote: ↑December 14th, 2023, 5:35 am Also, there is no obligation in LibriVox to lose an accent either.

To paraphrase the eminent philosopher of the 1970s, Frank Zappa " you are what you is, a cow don't make ham".

SowasVon · Post by **SowasVon** » December 14th, 2023, 2:08 pm

Did you know, there are even people here who aren't native speakers but they still participate in English-language projects.
I've stopped recording in English because despite my efforts, I don't sound like a native speaker (not required on LV, but that old perfectionism ...). You don't have that problem

Post by **annise** » December 14th, 2023, 2:30 pm

And as I have said before - I don't have an accent - everyone else has

Anne

BigManDan · Post by **BigManDan** » December 23rd, 2023, 6:47 pm

annise wrote: ↑December 14th, 2023, 2:30 pm And as I have said before - I don't have an accent - everyone else has Anne