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It's quite offensive. English is my native tongue, I got a perfect IELTS score, and one of my parents was an English professor. But my accent makes me less than
by f7f3 1y ago
It's quite offensive. English is my native tongue, I got a perfect IELTS score, and one of my parents was an English professor. But my accent makes me less than "native".
- Antibabelic 1y agoIELTS is a test for non-native English speakers. Why did you have to take it?
- physicsguy 1y agoIt's often required for immigration purposes. Countries/Universities will let you off where you're coming from a country that has english as it's main language or have studied a degree in the language, but they often won't if you're a native English speaker living elsewhere.
- chronci739 1y ago> Countries/Universities will let you off where you're coming from a country that has english as it's main language Singapore is a “native” English speaking country yet has an extremely distinctive accent. (usually seen as a negative by both Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans)
- stared 1y agoI had a 3-month stay in Singapore (at CQT, NUS). The first two days were a shock, as I felt it was a different language. But just after some time, god adjusted. And I find endearing both Singlish pronunciation and phrases. For example, the first time I hear "ondah-cah?" I was puzzled. Then understood that it is "Monday can?". Which, as I learned, means "Would Monday work for you?".
- f7f3 1y agoMigration purposes. I'm from South Africa, so it was required. I would have done it regardless, because it got me extra points.