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Speaking fast or slow? What is better?

Speaking fast or slow? What is better?

Actually, the question should be, "Am I pronouncing the words correctly."  Speed should be secondary after pronunciation.   For me, someone that speaks fast might be stressed, for example, a doctor. It could also be someone that doesn’t know that there...

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British vs. American English

British vs. American English

When someone talks about English people or anything to do with the word British, I always think of the queen.  I visualize proper and educated people having afternoon tea  talking about art, literature and family life.  For me, it’s a totally different...

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Is helping your child really helping?

Is helping your child really helping?

I have taught many children online, respectively.  What did I see and what did I feel? I sometimes would see the parent with the child in the lesson.  After a while, I noticed patterns of HOW the parent would intervene or TRY TO HELP the student say a word....

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