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I always thought the main strike against English was the ungodly spelling. (Or maybe just having a lot of phonemes?)

• mahmud 17y ago
  IME, it's phonology that has been the most pain, not syntax. I think English as a second language students my just benefit from singing lessons, to make them more conscious of their voice and its production. Once you can hack your voice, you will be able to hear better, and then pronounce better.
  • klipt 17y ago
    I've heard anecdotally that people who have studied music find it much easier to accurately mimic other accents.
    • joeyo 17y ago
      Definitely. It's not uncommon when singing to intentionally "mispronounce" certain words to make them more intelligible to the audience. I would think that that skill alone would help without even getting into the tonal aspects.