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512: The ONE language rule you should ALWAYS break

Dec 17, 2025โ€ข15 min
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Can you really perfect your accent to the point where no-one knows you're not a native speaker? You can get close, even as an adult, but the real question is - is it actually worth the time and effort?


Link mentioned in this episode: Speaking Accent-Free in L2 Beyond the Critical Period: The Compensatory Role of Individual Abilities and Opportunity Structures (Applied Linguistics, Volume 41, Issue 5, October 2020, Pages 787โ€“809, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amz029)


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