And here comes the big question: "Is erasing your accent worth it? Is it really useful? And most importantly, why do you want to erase your accent? Is it to hide your origin? Is it just to flatter your ego?" If you are doing it or want to erase your accent for these superficial reasons, I am not sure it is worth it.
If you are afraid of being judged, where does it come from? Is it a real problem of accent, of pronunciation? Or is it a deeper problem? Really ask yourself this question, only you can answer it.
there is only one question that is important, it is to know if your accent prevents others from understanding you. Is your accent so strong that it prevents others from understanding you? That is the real question and in my opinion the only question you should ask yourself.
If people don't understand you because your cambodia whatsapp number data accent is too strong, then it's clear that you need to work on it and try to erase some of your accent and improve your pronunciation. If on the contrary, the answer is no, if your accent is not a hindrance to your expression, if it's not a hindrance to the understanding that others have when you speak, I don't think it's worth wasting a lot of energy and spending a lot of time trying to improve it. Don't bother with it, you can really relax.
Sometimes, I even find that having a little foreign accent is something that adds to your message and your personality. We have a tutor called Fabienne at the Français Authentique academy. She doesn't have a foreign accent, she's French, she was born in the South-West of France, but she has a South-West accent that's not common but very pretty. When she speaks, it gives her a nice touch, a touch that people like. You can tell that it's not 100% standard French. There's this slight accent. Obviously, we understand her perfectly when she speaks, but this slight singing accent adds to her personality and her message.
In our opinion, at Français Authentique,
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