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How to speak German - Jerome K Jerome, 'Three Men on the Bummel' |
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His instructions on how to achieve the perfect accent: 'Press your tonsils against the underside of your larynx. Then with the convex part of the septum curved upwards so as to almost but not quite touch the uvula, try with the tip of your tongue to reach your thyroid. Take a deep breath and compress your glottis. Now, without opening your lips, say 'Graechthsch'. |
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