<p>I am not a native speaker.
I study in a department of foreign language and literatures
I have a class that helps us improve our pronunciation
In class, we need to speak the words correctly even some sounds are not necessary to pronounce it very clearly
I want to ask the native speakers
Do you really pay much attention on the pronunciation?</p>
<p>Example:“apple”-----“a”
“famous”-----“a”
(I know they are different to pronounce, but do you really care?)
or any ending sounds or linking</p>
<p>As long as they can understand what you’re saying, most people will just note that english isn’t your first language and won’t make an effort to correct the pronunciation of every word you use.</p>
<p>It depends on which sounds in which languages you’re talking about. In some cases, different pronunciations might just make it obvious that you’re not a native speaker, but won’t interfere with understanding. Other cases might be more problematic. For example, native speakers of some Asian languages have trouble pronouncing “r” and “l” differently, and that can cause problems in English, because for some words (like “road” and “load,” for example) the different pronunciations cause differences in meaning. However, even in cases like this, people can sometimes tell what you’re saying based on context, so they still might be able to understand you.</p>
<p>Overall, it’s a good idea to try to pronounce things correctly. If you have a really thick accent it can be difficult for people to understand you.</p>
<p>Pronunciation is important because if people can’t understand you, they may not talk to you or take you seriously. The better your pronunciation, the easier it will be for you to make friends and get other opportunities. There’s a big difference between having a slight accent (something that often is considered to be interesting or charming) and being unintelligible.</p>
<p>I wish that I could take pronunciation classes in languages that I have studied. It would make it far easier for me to connect with native speakers of those languages.</p>
<p>Pronunciation is important, but people realize that you aren’t going to have perfect pronunciation. The variety of accents also means that the same word can be pronounced differently even between native speakers. Even if you can’t get the pronunciation exactly right, try your best. When it comes to writing, try not to carry over the mispronunciation unless you are writing a story where the character has an accent. The absence of misuse of the letter “s” when something is plural is particularly noticeable to me, though I can understand what you are saying.</p>
<p>It’s only important because if you don’t have similar pronunciation to those around you, it will affect your social status in their eyes and make them feel superior to you. Rationally, there is no point in having correct pronunciation, if such a thing even exists, which it honestly doesn’t in the English language or any language.</p>
<p>Languages vary in pronunciation, use, grammar, etc region by region, and change immensely over time. Pronunciation is just how a small group of people in a small region during a brief moment of time choose to say things, nothing more.</p>
<p>I second those who wrote that it’s not absolutely necessary, but you should try to work on your pronunciation enough so that people can understand you. If people are listening to you and you speak with a very thick accent, they will have to work to understand you, and will become frustrated more easily. But it is not necessary to have perfect, or native-sounding pronunciation.</p>