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In tensionSame subjectSame subject The first thing to do in anew language is to imitateits accent completely… DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2008-10-21 Keeping a foreign accent is a choice about who you are, not a limit on what you can hear or say. Keeping a foreignaccent is a choice… DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2008-10-21 Everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary, and none of it will get you speaking on its own. Everything other thantalking to a native… BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2011-10-03 A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. A beginner cannot learnfrom material made for… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20
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