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Matt Vs Japan on why your accent matters, Stephen Krashen, the input hypothesis and much more

I'm Learning Mandarin

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Can You Get Away With Murder if You Have a Near Native Accent?

I think it depends on the kind of mistake though right because like there are kind of grammar mistakes that like natives just wouldn't make and I think that they are just instant giveaways. If you if you do have a near native or native level accent you can get away with murder, he says. "It takes something pretty strong to break out of that frame for a native speaker"

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