Article: Learning A Foreign Language: The Ventriloquists' Lesson
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Learning A Foreign Language: The Ventriloquists' Lesson
From a certain point of view, ventriloquists are poets: what matters is not only what they say, but also the way they say it. To master a foreign language, adopt the ventriloquist's attitude.
The main feature you have to master, in order to call yourself a ventriloquist, is to speak without moving your lips. It is not that difficult. There is a trick, of course. The sounds M, B and P make your lips move, as make the sounds V and F but in a lesser way. So, in order to be a ventriloquist, you should ban any word with m, b or p inside and avoid to pronounce f-v words. If your name is Mabel or Patrick, choose a stage name!
Try to say where you come from. Try right now. It is the best way to understand how it works exactly. "I come from...". No, your lips are movin...
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