Talk:Megpoid English/@comment-24809767-20140824212819/@comment-53539-20140825102953

Basically the English language has about 20+ vowel sounds and they can sound very different. For example the "a" in "way" sounds different to the "a" in father.

Its typical of a Japanese speaker to be unable to make vowels distinct enough, even if they have experience.

On the one hand, with English speakers doing Japanese, we tend to miss the sound completely as we pronounce things as we would in English. Vocaloid itself is prone to making some sounds sound off ("r" sounds in any language can be a pill, particular English as it often comes out as "uh", see Tonio). So a combination of several factors, can lead to some interesting results. If you want the best English, go for a PowerFX or Zero-G vocaloid.

However... Even though they have native English accents, be aware they come with other issues. Big Al has an american accent and the vowels are hard. Most of the British accented ones have very soft vowels. :-/