Australian teacher breaks internet offering tips to speak like Tharoor

New Delhi: An Australian teacher on an Instagram footage has offered he can help people speak English the way Shashi Tharoor does.

The Congress leader is known for his eloquence in English which has made him globally popular alongside being the author of several bestselling books.

The Australian teacher, identified as Jay, has analysed what makes Tharoor’s speech so strong and beautiful.

Calling Tharoor’s speech ‘absolutely beautiful’, Jay has given insights into linguistic techniques at work in the speech.

‘Shashi Tharoor's English accent is beautiful. How does it sound so good? One part is syllable stress - the rhythm of the words,’ Jay reportedly wrote in the post's caption.

Jay explained that Tharoor gives specific emphasis on certain syllables rather than presenting them uniformly.

He picked out an example from Tharoor's speech: ‘So when it comes to pleasure, most youngsters nowadays prefer looking at a screen, their mobile phone or laptop, PlayStation or Nintendo’.

Tharoor, according to Jay, did not stress the words equally but focused on appropriate syllables enhancing the impact.

Jay’s post received more than 2.7 million views and over 118,000 likes alongside being flooded with comments.

Many praised the teacher for his "spot on" explanation, with one user saying ‘ Great analysis’.

Another user said: ‘This is beautiful and helpful, thank you. I was never able to put my finger on what exactly made his English so beautiful to listen to.’

‘Fact is the points you mentioned are common when Indians special North Indians speaking English they all speak that way. His English is different because he uses some really different words which are uncommon and hence grabs attention and pushes people to discuss his vocabulary,’ one user reportedly wrote.