English Pronunciation Analysis

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One of the main purposes for learning English is to communicate with others, but when you start facing obstacles in dealing with people because you're not being understood even though you spent a lot of time learning English, then you need to stop for a minute and ask yourself why is it difficult for people to understand me even though my grammar and vocabulary is right? Stephen Saylor answers you by saying "a clear pronunciation is paramount to making your message understood" Stephen Saylor. In speaking English with natives or non-natives for different reasons (collage or job interviews, asking for directions, making new friends.... Etc.) usually pronunciation plays a major role and gets a lot of attention, to be honest, it is the first and most noticeable feature of your English, Tomasz P. Szynalski supports this in his article "Why you should study English pronunciation" by saying "When you talk to a person in real life, they may not notice your limited vocabulary or grammar mistakes. But they will notice right away if your pronunciation is good or bad" Tomasz P. Szynalski. Si...

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