Speak like a native? - No Sense trying

[Tom Zurinskas]

Speak like a native? Who cares?

http://ideas.time.com/2012/04/04/how-to-speak-like-a-native/

My take is that present phonetic systems thwart good pronunciation teaching. On the other hand, truespel phonetics allows learners to actually spell what they hear using regular letters of the alphabet. Note that initial trials show that ESL students prefer it to other systems, like IPA.

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk

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