A common complaint among students taking a foreign language, is that the professor speaks too fast. It is almost a universal complaint. Many students feel like there is an avalanche of speech coming their way.
But - is the foreign speaker really speaking faster than normal?
No* - they are not speaking faster. This essay will explain the in's and out's as to why we think foreigners are speaking faster.
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