balakrishnanijk
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- Jul 24, 2007
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- Native Language
- Malayalam
- Home Country
- India
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- India
What is native speakers' approach to pronouncing the names of foreign people and places?
I have heard that only people in academic circles pronounce them correctly and the man in the street pronounces them however they like. Is there any truth in it? After all, if you want to pronounce them correctly, you ought to hear them pronounced by a competent authority...
I have heard that only people in academic circles pronounce them correctly and the man in the street pronounces them however they like. Is there any truth in it? After all, if you want to pronounce them correctly, you ought to hear them pronounced by a competent authority...
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