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Russian Accent Reduction Tips

Russian Accent Reduction Tips

Mastering English as a Russian native speaker is no small task. Not only is there a different alphabet to deal with, but the variation in the sounds required between two languages is like the difference between a tea bag and samovar. As a Russian native speaker you...

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Urdu Accent Reduction Tips

Urdu Accent Reduction Tips

With some 64 million native speakers worldwide, Urdu is one of the 20 most common languages spoken globally. Classed as the national language of Pakistan, Urdu is also spoken in Bangladesh, India, Mauritius, Nepal and South Africa, as well as by expatriates living on...

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Mandarin Accent Reduction Tips

Mandarin Accent Reduction Tips

For a Mandarin native speaker, creating clear and precise English pronunciation may seem like a lot of hard work. You have probably noticed that English and Mandarin are so unlike. It may feel like comparing apples to oranges! Despite how hard some English words may...

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Vietnamese Accent Reduction Tips

While English is one of the dominant global languages, Vietnamese also has its hold. With as many as 67.8 million native speakers*, Vietnamese is the most spoken Austroasiatic language. Despite the number of Vietnamese speakers globally, the quantity of speakers is no...

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Cantonese Accent Reduction Tips

Why do many Cantonese speakers have difficulty producing clear and intelligible English? One of the major factors for this is that the two languages differ drastically in some important features. Firstly, Cantonese and English do not share the same sound codes. This...

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Korean Accent Reduction Tips

Korean Accent Reduction Tips

South Korea has a profound market for English Language learners.  If you are Korean and reading this, I’m sure you know this better than anyone! Perhaps you spent a bulk of your childhood attending English Hogwans.Maybe you even took units in English at university or...

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German Accent Reduction Tips

German Accent Reduction Tips

If English is technically a West Germanic Language, then why do many German speakers struggle with heavy accents? Pronunciation difficulties with English still arise for German native speakers. German and English share origins but they have evolved in two separate...

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