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Old 09-Aug-2003, 21:58
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Originally Posted by tdol
I'm not sure you'd say that about all British accents.


I'm from Britain, and I don't think it matters which kind of English you speak. I always tell my students planning to go abroad; you will hear many kinds of English when you go to (insert country here); so don't rely on just one accent.

Incidentally, we have two teachers from New Zealand, and recently one was "fired" from a school he was sent to teach at, due to him having "poor English" (he has a rather strong Kiwi accent) :(
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