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Quangtrungvtv wrote:if i have 12 hours a day to study englishGood, that's the only real way to learn English. Using it a lot (= most of the time).Tips:0) You should decide what variety you want to focus on (usually either British or American English), because there are some...

Kooyeen wrote:Ok, ok, let's keep it simple, this is already a mess. I really think what you said doesn't make any sense, but I want to understand why you are thinking this way. I quoted some of the things you said that I really don't understand. I highlighted the important parts in red:...

Ok, ok, let's keep it simple, this is already a mess. I really think what you said doesn't make any sense, but I want to understand why you are thinking this way. I quoted some of the things you said that I really don't understand. I highlighted the important parts in red: Anonymous wrote:Proper?...

Hi,Uh, but what's the difference between accent and pronunciation?We pronounce cerain words but we speak with an accent. Accents often include such things as an intonation and way how you connect words in your speech.Proper? And how do you define proper?Just make sure that you pronounce your...

Hi,my English is not good at all, really, but I'm improving. If you want to know how I improved and how I'm improving, then... let's just say I used to read some stuff in Practical English Usage by Michael Swan and English Grammar in Use (Cambridge University Press), but then I stopped relying on...

Anonymous wrote: SillyMe wrote:Hello,I just don't understand why you people are obsessed that much with your accents. For me there is only one thing seems important that is to be understood. I doesn't matter how you sound unless you are a stage performer. If we are foreigners we are supposed to...

SillyMe wrote:Hello,I just don't understand why you people are obsessed that much with your accents. For me there is only one thing seems important that is to be understood. I doesn't matter how you sound unless you are a stage performer. If we are foreigners we are supposed to speak with a...

WANG CHUN wrote: I am not sure if these sentence are right or not in terms of their grammar, word choice, and semantics. If you find something wrong, please help me edit them. Thank you very much. 1.What motivated me to participate in the Penn Intercultural Leadership program is the...

There is no single English accent. The difference between a northern English Accent (or dialect), such as "Geordie" and the "Cockney" accent is far, far greater than the difference between the Australian and the South East English accent. The Australian accent does not sound exactly like...

I'd strongly advise against trying to put on a fake accent. They don't care what accent you speak with (do you think Americans taking this exam would try to fake a British accent) as they are just checking that you speak clearly and with good grammar/vocabulary.