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Onfvndrsqf Posted 11 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
problems of idioms and accents
may I ask if native speakers speak idioms frequently? if so, does it mean that they could understand whichever idioms I have spoken to them ? or is it awkward for me to use them ?
another question is that ... I am really in love with particular accent very much and I hope I could learn it, would the native speakers of that accent find it offensive or obnoxious ? I really hope that I could speak like them and become native-like
another question is that ... I am really in love with particular accent very much and I hope I could learn it, would the native speakers of that accent find it offensive or obnoxious ? I really hope that I could speak like them and become native-like
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may I ask if native speakers speak idioms frequently? Yes,a lot. if so, does it mean that they could understand whichever idioms I have spoken to them ?
- may I ask if native speakers speak idioms frequently?
- Yes,a lot.
- if so, does it mean that they could understand whichever idioms I have spoken to them ?
- Yes, as long as you use then correctly.
- or is it awkward for me to use them ?
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may I ask if native speakers speak idioms frequently? Yes,a lot.
if so, does it mean that they could understand whichever idioms I have spoken to them ? Yes, as long as you use then correctly.
or is it awkward for me to use them ? No, it's not.
another question is that ... I
if so, does it mean that they could understand whichever idioms I have spoken to them ? Yes, as long as you use then correctly.
or is it awkward for me to use them ? No, it's not.
another question is that ... I
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I like British accent very much and I hope that I could sound like them ...
But for me , it's quite a tough task to achieve and I am still finding ways to further improve my accent ... ..
would the native speakers of that accent find it offensive or obnoxious ? I don't see why they would. In what context would you met th
But for me , it's quite a tough task to achieve and I am still finding ways to further improve my accent ... ..
would the native speakers of that accent find it offensive or obnoxious ? I don't see why they would. In what context would you met th
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Don't worry. If you are living surrounded by native speakers, you will gradually start to pick it all up.
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onfvndrsqfI am afraid to come off as 'pretentious' when I speak like thatIt may seem like that to outsiders like you, but I assure you that nobody thinks you're pretentious when you speak just like they do — or when you try to, at least.
Work on Os and Rs mostly.
If you are more familiar with American vocabulary and idioms, you may come acro
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