Quote by Vivien Leigh

English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously.

English people don't have very good diction. In France you h

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This quote implies that English people generally struggle with their pronunciation and clarity of speech. The speaker contrasts this with France, where precise pronunciation is necessary. The speaker further states that learning French from a young age greatly benefited them in this aspect.

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