#01 Should people try to reduce their accent in English?
Deep Talk: Advanced English Discussions with Rhiannon ELT
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How to Get Rid of Your Accent
I understand when people say that they want to get rid of their accent. It breaks my heart, but honestly, unfortunately, I get it. And yet the identity that you genuinely bring with an accent is kind of also tagged along by. It's baggage. For me, so personally, I'm Indian. But at the end of the day, it's like Hadar Shemish, another teacher, she usually uses the metaphor of wearing jackets. Like you can wear a jacket and take it off. And you can wear another jacket because that suits the mood or the situation better. So again, what both of us essentially are trying to emphasize is that it's a normal process in speaking
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