00:00Do you have Mojito syrup?
00:03Mojito?
00:08There are so many words that English borrows from, let's say, French or Greek or Latin.
00:15Especially the words from French, if you pronounce them accurately to an Indian,
00:21he won't know what to make of it.
00:22The John of French cinema is very different.
00:26What?
00:27Because in India, we are used to the phonological way.
00:31What's that way?
00:32We write exactly as it is heard.
00:36That's not how Western languages operate.
00:39Especially French, not at all that way.
00:42So it's alright to not to pronounce it exactly accurately.
00:47This is the epitome, epitome of consistency.
00:49Your chief concern is not linguistic accuracy.
00:53Your chief concern is internal comprehension.
00:57Sometimes you may even have to compromise on pronunciation.
01:01That's okay.
01:01You don't have to be exact.
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