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On 19/01/2011 9:58 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Until you get to Glasgow, that is, at which point even people raised in
> Glasgow have trouble with the accent, that is.;-)
See you Jimmy, can yer mither sew? ;-)
>
>> > It’s not the American accent that is troublesome, it is the
>> > divergence from English grammar that makes American TV shows difficult
>> > to understand. Give it another 20 years and we will be speaking like you
>> > do now.;-)
> Oh, yes, I absolutely can see that - but that's because it's American
> grammar, not English grammar.;-)
Then call it American not English.
>
> At times, I'm sure native English speakers think Welsh is easier to
> understand.;-)
>
You must be joking?
> Mark used to teach technical courses here in the US, and I was always
> amazed to hear him teach, because his accent softened considerably in the
> classroom. He also has a bit of a stutter, and that also vanishes when
> he's teaching material he's extremely familiar with.
>
Amazing what “a non-normal situation” can do for a stutter.
> There are definitions in Uxbridge English Dictionary that poke some light-
> hearted fun at the "t'ick Oirish" accents that always make me laugh.:-)
>
???
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Regards
Stephen
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