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> I feel bad for anyone who tries to get English pronunciation "correct". Well that's the wrong way to look at it. There's not one objectively correct pronun

> I feel bad for anyone who tries to get English pronunciation "correct". Well that's the wrong way to look at it. There's not one objectively correct pronunciation but there are a great many objectively totally incorrect ones. I've got an horrible french accent when I speak english and it's just obviously and non-disputably wrong and bogus. My daughter, on the other hand, has been raised watching english-only cartoons and going since years to british colleges and she definitely has an accent that many would think is native. The goal shouldn't be to get the "correct" pronunciation: the goal should be to not get an incorrect one.

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softfalcon 5y ago
Maybe I am looking at it the wrong way, but at least my way of looking at it prevents me from judging how others speak. While I admire your want to not have the “incorrect” pronunciation. I don’t think it’s necessary or even really all that important. Don’t let great be the enemy of good and all that. I call this a win as it makes me more accepting of others instead of trying to be “right” like so many native English speakers try to be (which is incredibly obnoxious and elitist).