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Clear, Your Speech Must Be: Why Pronunciation Outweighs Grammar
A Teacher's Perspective
Sep 18, 2025
The title of this article, inspired by the iconic character Yoda, illustrates an interesting point. His grammar is almost always off, yet we all understand him perfectly and often imitate his style when we want to sound wise or share something simple and profound. But what if Yoda truly spoke an alien language no one could understand? Of course, we wouldn’t get it. Then it wouldn’t be a grammar versus pronunciation issue—it would just be indecipherable.