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Accents? Yeah, I have three for English alone and switch between them depending on the other person I’m talking with. I’d also argue that, as a non-native speak
by evadne 13y ago
Accents? Yeah, I have three for English alone and switch between them depending on the other person I’m talking with. I’d also argue that, as a non-native speaker, personal identity is not part of your product.
Accent-free speech is like chemical-free food, but some accents come with connotations and should be deployed judiciously.
- abracar 13y agoAgree with you on code-switching, it's very common. Not sure what you mean on personal identity, but non-native speakers are often afraid to betray themselves, consciously or not. They don't realize that they could soften their accent without completely getting rid of it, so that people can understand them but still tell where they're from.