[Accent Needing Correction the Editor of the "Nontn-Cutna Darwy News Sm—Could some of your readers, please, explain to me the Standard English In connection with. the Standard Phonetic System, and in what degree is this system used in Grammar Schools or Colleges in England. Are there any regulations Jor the Board of Education governing the appliance of Standard Phonetic System in the teaching institutions of Great Britain T have been taught English by a foreign teacher in a foreign high school and consequently have acquired wrong accent and" pronunciation, which I'am very anxious to correct.
How are people in England who have strony Yorkshire accents, etc., taught {0 correct their speech and 10 speak Standard English?
Would you, please, give me a list of text-books that will be most useful to me and which fully cover this subject, and what dictionary is based fon the' Standard Phonetic System.
Tam anxious to acquire the correct pronunciation as it is very important. for me to do s0, and I will be sincere= ly grateful to any readers who are able (o enlighten' me fully on this subject, Shanghai, Mar. 21.
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