Lol fuck English pronunciation. We don't have to sound like Californian Valley douchebags anymore.
English is an international language. It no longer belongs to the oppressor. Don't sell out your culture. German accented English=sex.
English is an international language. It no longer belongs to the oppressor. Don't sell out your culture. German accented English=sex.
I have seen on multiple occasions, e.g., someone from France struggling to churn out a single fucking intelligible English word out of their mouth - “ooo, what a sexy accent!!”
An Indian speaking impeccable English while being perfectly intelligible but with the distinct Indian accent - “ughh, you’ve a funny accent”. Behind the backs that ughh often becomes yikes.
If someone learning our language is irrationally determined to remove their natural (and in many cases quite attractive) accent, there's so many better choices. The 100% neutral of the midwest, or the genteel and calming North Carolina. :)
If I were to learn English as a second language, and wanted to pick an accent, the early 20th century "Mid-Atlantic" would be my choice. (and yes, I know it's entirely fake)
It would be a funny idiosyncrasy for the Brazilian guy to sound Irish to the American co-workers for example.
I agree wholeheartedly with the above sentiments that the idea of "a correct pronunciation" is a toxic colonialist hangover. It's bad enough that we're losing diversity of languages around the world, let's not stamp down on diversity within the de facto world language that is replacing so many of them. Unique spins on world Englishes are the remaining traces of what was lost.
if someone speaks my native language with an accent, i wouldn't give a single fuck, but for some reason, every english speak must have a Californian accent.
No they don't! And don't trust anyone who says otherwise.
If you want to improve your English for the ears of native speakers, it's vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary, grammar, and vocabulary.