How to Speak English Like An American

You can learn how to speak English like an American just by practicing. Some people lose their original accent within the first year of speaking the new language. English is not difficult to learn and once you learn it, you can then practice pronunciation until you get it right.

LEARN ENGLISH - Learn the English language first before trying to be an expert at pronunciation. The English language can be difficult at first but it will become easier over time. If you can take a formal class it is very helpful. It is also helpful to watch movies and television programs in English. American soap operas are best because they tend to speak slowly and over dramatize each action, making it easier to understand what is happening and keep up with the story.

RELAX - Relax and go slowly at first. If you are nervous or worried about the way you sound, it will be more difficult to learn to speak English. Just relax and take your time. Do your best without worrying if people can understand you.

PRACTICE WITH FRIENDS - Find friends to practice speaking English. It is best if they are Americans if you are trying to learn an American accent. Practice role playing members of society, such as a teacher and student or a shopkeeper and a customer. Practicing real life scenarios will help you in your every day life.

If you are unable to find a friend to practice with, you can always speak to people in public. Speak to people on the subway, at restaurants, at school, at the store. If you try, everyone will help you. If you stay quiet, no one will know that you need help.

TOTAL IMMERSION - Move to an area where you are surrounded by English speaking people. Learning to pronounce English words correctly requires that you speak it continuously and regularly throughout your day. If you are working, going to school, visiting the doctor, shopping and being entertained in English, you will learn to speak it like an American. It may be intimidating at first, but you will find that you can catch on quickly. Try to make small talk whenever possible. People are friendly and will be glad to help you along whenever they can. Smile when you speak.

You can learn how to speak English like an American.

Fourth Police Officer Dies in Oakland Shootout

Fourth Police Officer Dies in Oakland Shootout

This tragedy that could have been prevent, just seems to get worse. We now have word that the fourth police officer wounded in the Oakland shootout has died. The gunman was a parolee that should not have been paroled.

Being a police officer is tough enough but to be one in the city of Oakland, California is very difficult and dangerous. The crime rate is very high. There is a very high black population in the city. Many blacks claim that they have been abused by the police.

In neighboring cities where the crime rate is lower, the citizens do not claim abuse by the police. I am just stating the facts. People need to take responsibility for their actions. Parents need to parent their children, fathers need to be fathers and police need to do the right thing to keep our citizens safe. If these things were happening more often in Oakland, California the crime and violence would be less.

Calculate Non Taxable Mortgage Interest For California Residents

Taxable Mortgage Interest For California Residents

Many residents of California are concerned that they may not be able to write off their mortgage interest. This is simply not true. You can write off your mortgage interest on your taxes, but excessive mortgage amounts will send a red flag to the IRS.

The tax code allows Californians to calculate the allowable write off by adding the original price of their home, plus the dollar amount of any improvements (actual amounts spent on improvements) and $100,000. Once these three items are added up they cannot be more than the homeowner owes on the property.

Any amount over the calculated amount cannot be written off on your taxes.

Example:

$150,000 Original Price of Home
$ 30,000 New kitchen
$100,000
_________
$280,000

Current loan amount $250,000 - Amount is less than allowed so you are within your limits.

Current loan amount $350,000 - Amount is more than allowed so you are not able to deduct mortgage interest on the $70,000 over the calculated amount, plus the IRS may audit you.

Octomom Nadya Suleman May Not Be Able To Go Back To School

Nadya Suleman May Not Be Able To Go Back To School

Nadya Suleman has claimed from day one that she intended to go back to school and have friends and family take care of her fourteen children. She claimed that she needed to go back to school so that she could get a job to support her children.

Then Dr. Phil stepped in. He has helped Nadya to change her public image. She now has many more supporters including a group that will send 12 caretakers per shift to help Nadya with her children. Nadya is not exactly happy with having 12 people watching over her every move each day, but she really has no other choice. Also, she will need to be there doing her share. I am sure that this large group will leak out information to the press as to what goes on in the house. Nadya does not want to be under the microscope, no one does, but she must take the help or she could face losing her children.

Social services is already breathing down her neck. Although it is completely wrong for them to take these kids away, they will scrutinize her in every way they can. Thanks to Dr. Phil, Nadya now has a home to take her children too and a large group of people helping her.

Of course, she will also have to help out with her own children, which means the poor girl will not get to go back to college as she had planned.

American's Tire of Barack's Campaign Lies

American's Tire of Barack's Campaign Lies

As Barack Obama begins his third month in office, American's are finally starting to see that his campaign was full of lies. Just this month he passed a bill with 9,000 ear marks valued in the billions in quite a hurry. He did not even read the bill, I am not sure if anyone did.

He promised during his campaign that he would not allow ear marks, of which he has benefited from in the past in Chicago. The hospital that his wife worked for was given millions of dollars in ear marks. Now that he is in office he is continuing the practice and he has now changed his mind and decided that they are "necessary".

American's are not going to stand for this. His popularity is dropping every day.

He also said that he would not pass bills quickly. He promised that bills would be available for at least 5 days on the internet before being passed. But of course he had to break this promise also because if he did not we would have found out what was in the bill.

American's are tired of Barack's lies, let's hold him to his promises.

The Truth About Honey Bees

As you may know there has been something destroying our honey bees. This is happening worldwide and scientist now think that they know the virus that is causing the problem. Hopefully they will be able to correct the problem now that they now what is causing it.

Many people in the U.S. have been criticized when they had an infestation of bees and called the exterminators. Even the exterminators themselves have been criticized for destroying bees during this time when we have a shortage of bees. Because of these negative remarks I will set the record straight. Wild bees such as the ones that infest a home or business are not the same as farmed honey bees. Honey bee owners would not want nor would they take a hive of wild honey bees.

They would not want to mix the wild honey bees with their bees nor would they want to work with wild bees. So for everyone out there that has criticized an exterminator, why don't you find out the facts first.

Hopefully our honey bee populations will increase over time.