View Poll Results: Are accent and phonetics different?

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    basharath2 is offline Newbie
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    Default How can one improve his pronunciation?

    Is there any differance between accent and pronunciation?
    How can one relate accent and pronunciation?

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    Default Re: How can one improve his pronunciation?

    They're different to me- accent is a subset of phonetics.

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    Default Re: How can one improve his pronunciation?

    Can I say British and American accents are different? Or
    Can I say British and American pronunciations are different?

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    Default Re: How can one improve his pronunciation?

    Quote Originally Posted by basharath2 View Post
    Can I say British and American accents are different? Or
    Can I say British and American pronunciations are different?
    They're both true (and there are many more than one in each case )

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    Default Re: How can one improve his pronunciation?

    Here are some links to improve your pronunciation:

    THE FCE BLOG by Claudia Ceraso: Pronunciation Starter Pack

    It includes useful links to work on individual sounds and minimal pairs.

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