http://inclusionparadox.com/featured-post-with-the-rise-of-brazil-russia-india-and-china-how-relevant-is-english-part-2/ Inclusion Paradox The Book Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://inclusionparadox.com/featured-post-with-the-rise-of-brazil-russia-india-and-china-how-relevant-is-english-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Lalitha Murthy Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:15:43 +0000 http://inclusionparadox.com/?p=1549#comment-273 Interesting article. I am a trainer in a Software company, and I have always felt and taught that accent is not important as long as the speaker is articulate. Only if mispronunciation hinders understanding do we need to correct pronunciation. Also, many Indians feel humiliated if told that they need to "change", " reduce" , or "neutralize" their typical accents. What is important is to speak with clarity, articulate words, so that our language is easily understood. Lalitha Murthy lalitha.murthy@gmail.com Interesting article. I am a trainer in a Software company, and I have always felt and taught that accent is not important as long as the speaker is articulate. Only if mispronunciation hinders understanding do we need to correct pronunciation.
Also, many Indians feel humiliated if told that they need to “change”, ” reduce” , or “neutralize” their typical accents.
What is important is to speak with clarity, articulate words, so that our language is easily understood.
Lalitha Murthy
lalitha.murthy@gmail.com

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