tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post6436944385771184834..comments2023-12-23T00:28:28.956-08:00Comments on MANY ENGLISHES: Is there prejudice against Indian English?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-6101379319694922722008-03-01T09:31:00.000-08:002008-03-01T09:31:00.000-08:00Thanks very much for your comment. I completely a...Thanks very much for your comment. I completely agree with you. Accents in any language add flavor to a conversation. I'm not familiar with all the accents you describe, but I hope to travel to India and your part of the world some day to immerse myself in more of this 'wondrous muddle.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-13518790503448406332008-02-27T23:57:00.000-08:002008-02-27T23:57:00.000-08:00"Speaking English with an accent-free would be my ..."Speaking English with an accent-free would be my pie in the sky."<BR/><BR/>There is no such thing as "accent-free English" I'm a Kiwi who used to cringe at my own accent once I learned to hear it through my efforts at learning other languages. Now I revel in the variety of accents there are. I have ALWAYS been especially fond of the various Indian accents, from my own father's Anglo-Indian mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-44137319612922124022007-11-17T20:45:00.000-08:002007-11-17T20:45:00.000-08:00I found that my post about prejudice against India...I found that my post about prejudice against Indian English was referenced at the following blog (http://dickandgarlick.blogspot.com). This blog has quite a few links and deals specifically with the topic of Indian English. Check it out for more on this topic.Elevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225392444130964603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-13633138552765112162007-11-06T21:48:00.000-08:002007-11-06T21:48:00.000-08:00You raised an interesting point, Laurelle, about a...You raised an interesting point, Laurelle, about accent vs. pronunciation. After reading your comment, I had a discussion with my Japanese tutor who had read your comment. I gave one explanation of a difference between accent and pronunciation (e.g., the difference between saying a word in a way that is comprehensible, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger saying "Kalifournia" with his Austrian-German Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-9680026128068793102007-11-04T13:16:00.000-08:002007-11-04T13:16:00.000-08:00Since first reading this essay, I've given a lot o...Since first reading this essay, I've given a lot of thought to the topic of accents in English. Per Evelyn's suggestion, I browsed the plentiful "YouTube" discussions on the topic, I paid attention to the accents I heard on BBC radio and NPR, and I replayed (in my mind) some of the personal difficulties I've had in understanding different Englishes.<BR/><BR/>I remember Mark (Marcos?) an ESL Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-25252348549829445842007-11-03T21:28:00.000-07:002007-11-03T21:28:00.000-07:00Thank you very much for your comment. I can imagi...Thank you very much for your comment. I can imagine your frustration trying to eliminate your accent. It takes a lot of effort in any language to get rid of your native inflections and rhythm. <BR/><BR/>In my view,the goal in learning to speak another language is not to have no accent but to speak well enough that you are comfortable using the language and your listener isn't straining to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-73589834814638837862007-11-02T23:58:00.000-07:002007-11-02T23:58:00.000-07:00Accent is a pain in the neck for everyone. Speakin...Accent is a pain in the neck for everyone. Speaking English with an accent-free would be my pie in the sky.<BR/><BR/>I have worked on my pronunciations with native English speakers. <BR/>They would instructed me to do the same thing by showing their tongue and lips. <BR/>They tried to drill it in me, but it went nowhere because they couldn't explain why I was making wrong sounds. <BR/>My tonge Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com