THE NEW ZEALAND ACCENT.
TO THE EDITOR OP "THE PEESS." Sir, —May I congratulate you on vour leading article on "The New Zealand Accent." Your boldness pleased, though I must admit it surprised me. I "read some time ago a discussion on "correct" English, both as regards grammar and pronunciation, and it was decided that the English spoken by the product of the great English public schools (or his sister) b© taken as the standard, and this language certainly is to be found in c\ei < corner of the world, and immediately marks its possessor as one who, at any rate, has had the education of a gentleman. „ , , Here in New Zealand a large number of people possess a distinct New Zealand accent, not as unpleasant to the trained ear as a great many other accents but for all that' unpleasant, and it' should bo the aim of every parent and teacher to teach children to produce the correct sounds. Childhood is the time to keep on harping awav at it, as after a child has grown up he loses the power of detecting the difference between even "town and "Inline "—Yours, etc., 1 taU KING'S ENGLISH.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 11
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THE NEW ZEALAND ACCENT.
Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 11
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