Bidhan408 myfren claims that best way to gain accent is by shadow reading in his first post. Then on his second post suggests that not him but Cambridge University claims that. hmmm ..... Make up your mind dude. They have published books rey, ha ha ha oh yeah Jerry Springer also published books on relationships too does that make him an expert in relationships ? he he and finally No I have never heard of Cambridge or Oxford University Mr Prof of Linguistics. he he he Listen to all these ALL OF A SUDDEN LINGUISTIC EXPERTS here not realizing they themselves have accents. ha ha ha Regardless of what you do....no matter where you go you can never speak like natives. YOU CAN ACT LIKE ONE one but YOU WILL NEVER BE A NATIVE. Thts why the NEWARS have that TA TA and MA MA when they speak Nepali all their life. Its nature vs Nurture. You can never tame NATURE, but man thinks it can. he he he keep trying !!