Learning how to use articles in English is hard. These little words (a, an, the) give so many of my clients so many problems. Why is that? Let’s look at how several languages handle ‘definite and indefinite articles,’ as they are called. Articles are related to gender. Interestingly, in …
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WHY WE DON’T BELIEVE NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS
Download Why We Don't Believe This article, conducted at the University of Chicago in 2007, shows that Americans do not view others who have foreign accents as being as credible or believable as those who do not have foreign accents. This is unfortunate and not fair, for America was founded by …
IS YOUR ACCENT HOLDING YOU BACK?
Communication is everything! No matter where we are or what we do, the ability to communicate successfully is KEY! My clients tell me over and over again that their accent has been holding them back in their lives. They feel like they are better, smarter, more capable than their communication in …