Why do language learners have an accent when speaking? Can we improve our accents? Should we really care about having an accent? Let’s talk about this on today’s episode of Thinking in English!

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Vocabulary List

Distinct (adj) – clearly separate and different from something else

The dogs are two distinct breeds

Identity (n) – who a person is, or the qualities of a person that makes them different from others

In prison people often suffer from a loss of identity

To get rid (phrasal v) – to throw away or remove something unwanted

Horses get rid of flies by moving their tails

To perceive (v) – to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something

How do French people perceive the British?

Phonetic (adj) – a spelling system can be described as phonetic if you can understand how words are pronounced simply by looking at their spelling

Japanese has two different phonetic alphabets

Syllable (n) – a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing a verb

The word ‘button’ has two syllables

Comprehensibility (n) – the quality of being easy or possible to understand

I like the simplicity and comprehensibility of his writing style

Tongue twister (n) – a sentence or phrase that is intended to be difficult to say, especially when repeated quickly and often

“She sells seashells on the seashore” is a well-known tongue-twister

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112. English Accents Explained!: Why do Language Learners Have Accents and Should We Care? (English Vocabulary Lesson)