#01 Should people try to reduce their accent in English?
Deep Talk: Advanced English Discussions with Rhiannon ELT
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How to Recognize That There Is a Legitimate Ambition of Clarity That Is Unattainable
As an English teacher, I think it's easy not to toe that line. By calling it pronunciation because there is a very obvious difference between what pronunciation is and what accent is. And pronunciation can usually be presented in terms of pronunciation that you have and pronunciation that they will receive. So you can change your pronunciation based on the person you speak into. Okay. It's not foreign to me. But yeah, any of the words I choose feel wrong to me at different points in time. Right. I used to say neutral, but I hate that now. I'm speaking to you like this,. I don't know what nationality they are. Because I am trying to be as I like to
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