Learning English - ( Accents )

868,285 views ・ 2007-08-11

English Addict with Mr Duncan


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hi everybody this is mr. Duncan in England how are you doing today are you okay
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I hope so many people asked me mr. Duncan what is the best way to speak
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English is it with an American accent for a British accent I think this is a
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very interesting question indeed but my answer to this question is quite simple
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you use the English that you feel the most comfortable with you don't have to
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sound like an American when you're speaking you don't have to sound like a
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British person when you're speaking as long as you feel comfortable with the
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way you use English that is the most important thing of all of course it's
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also important that the other person understands what you're saying as well
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so don't worry too much about sounding like somebody else don't try to copy
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somebody else's way of speaking what you have to do is develop your own way of
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using English don't forget English is an emotional language it's a personal
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language it's a language that you use to express the way you feel so don't worry
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about sounding like somebody else use English as you would your own language
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in your own way to express the way you feel so you don't have to sound like mr.
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Duncan you don't have to sound like some American you don't have to sound like
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anybody what you have to sound like is you
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this is mr. Duncan in England saying bye for now
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