I was talking to my Japanese friends (in Japanese of course)
and there's one person who has very good English pronunciation.

He told us his secret and I can definitely see how it works.

Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
different muscles around the mouth when they speak.

Much of Japanese uses the cheek bones, but with very little moment.
American uses the cheek bones (extending them wider), tongue and breathing.

So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sized
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.

I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p

chamcham Wrote:(in Japanese of course)

Nice qualifier

Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.

What!?

Quote:So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sized
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.

I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p

Ohhh... I see. Just... hopefully people don't do it with an actual marble.

*imagines the horror*

Sounds like choke-central.

kazelee Wrote:

chamcham Wrote:(in Japanese of course)

Nice qualifier

Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.

What!?

Quote:So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sized
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.

I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p

Ohhh... I see. Just... hopefully people don't do it with an actual marble.

*imagines the horror*

agreed

haha....I know it sounds so silly (and dangerous).
But when he demonstrated it in front of us, it made sense.

kazelee Wrote:

Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.

What!?

Substitute "different" for "didn't", and the sentence makes sense.

JimmySeal Wrote:

kazelee Wrote:

Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.

What!?

Substitute "different" for "didn't", and the sentence makes sense.

When I first read the sentence, I was like, man that doesn't make any sense

zachandhobbes Wrote:Sounds like choke-central.

Wtf, who's gonna choke on a marble? I'll swallow that thing no problem and poop it out (maybe problem)

quincy Wrote:

zachandhobbes Wrote:Sounds like choke-central.

Wtf, who's gonna choke on a marble? I'll swallow that thing no problem and poop it out (maybe problem)

What you wrote in the parentheses is the funniest thing I've seen today.