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Read My Lips: Why Foreign Speakers Should Open Their Mouths To Be Understood

by SoHo Language Group | Jun 20, 2018 | Language

If I could offer one piece of advice to non-native speakers in a meeting with mostly native English speakers, I would say, “Open your mouth wide — yes, wide — when you speak.” In many cultures, such open-mouthiness is considered unnatural and, frankly, vulgar. The...

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