English Pronunciation Quotes

I want to learn English.

The notion of 'Queen's English' is usually applied to our pronunciation.

When I was in high school, I started learning English as my second foreign language, but my level of English at that time was very average.

To learn English you must begin by thrusting the jaw forward, almost clenching the teeth, and practically immbilizing the lips. In this way the English produce the series of unpleasant little mews of which their language consists.

But it's very technical and you really have to work and work and work to crack it. It's about using your whole face, jaw and tongue in a totally different way. It was very interesting - I love the English language, which made it easier.

Somebody said to me that I speak English almost like somebody for whom English is not their first language.

When the medium of the film is English, even the illiterates also should speak in proper English.

I need to study English more. I'll start by watching 'Sesame Street' every day.

Intended to serve as an introduction to both the linguistic and also the practical study of spoken English.

Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misuse the English speech, and, being foolishly led by the hasty custom of scriveners and printers to write the letters "T" and "H" joined together, which resembleth a "Y," do incontinently jump to the conclusion the THE is pronounced "Ye,"--the like of which I never heard in all England.

Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the Arts; my speech teacher... that was one of the things we really had to work on over the years, and thankfully I think it finally worked.

I want to speak English perfectly. In fact, I want to speak English just like I fight, and, until that moment, I find it very hard to do an interview solely in English.

Unlike our neighbours on the mainland of Europe, we have resisted creating an academy to legislate over proper English. We each have our linguistic bugbear, but few of us would want to freeze our mother tongue.

Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of.