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Should people change their accents to sound more professional?

For

It can help with career opportunities.

Against

Accent is part of identity and should be respected.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Be the person whose accent and pronunciation you're trying to mimic instead of carrying your native language habits into the target language.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Some people just really struggle to understand non-natives when it comes to their own language.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • My occasional mistakes or accent are not a problem to work in the language.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • People just have to put some effort in understanding you so you can practice and improve.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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