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For instance, if your native tongue is French, Castillian, Italian or any other Romance language to you phonology is smooth and flowing, the words are all pronounced from the upper part of the larynx and out. However, English, German, Arabian and other guttural languages have many words that are pronounced from the lower part of the pharinx. United Statesian English is CONSIDERABLY more guttural than it\'s British counterpart, United Statesians (whether conciously or not) make a concerted effort in making this difference as pronounced as possible.
If you want to speak like a native United Statesian (or lessen the difference) you must change the way in which you speak in English. Make the words come from the bottom of your throat. The word \'American\' lends itself very well for you to get a good idea of how this works. If you touch your throat and say \'American\' (assuming your native tongue is a Romance one) you\'ll notice that the vibrations come from the upper part of your throat, if you ask a native United Statesian to do the same and touch his/her throat while he/she is doing this, you\'ll notice that the vibrations that make the word come from the bottom part of the throat. In order to sound more like a United Statesian you must make all your words guttural, the more guttural the sound the closer your speech will resemble that of United Statesians. Also, the guttural speech will hide most imperfections in your knowledge of the language.
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