How to speak to foreigners

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Diver replied

15 August 2008, 22:34
Speak very slowly and very loudly to Johnny Foreigner, it's all they understand.

HTH

PS. Putting skee or eo on the endeos of wordeos sometimes helpskee's
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blacjac replied

15 August 2008, 22:32
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

it's working now... weird.

Nah, that's ust the inferiority of Mac's

They just don't work
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scooterscot replied

15 August 2008, 21:16
it's working now... weird.
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Tensai replied

15 August 2008, 21:02
Originally posted by Gonzo View Post

I find that whenever I am talking to someone with a strong accent, involunatarily I start talking with the same intonation and metre as they use.

I've been in Texas all week, half of the locals simply DO NOT understand if I speak in my normal unaccented British English. I have to either (a) slow it down to the point of comedy, or (b) fake a mild American accent which makes me sound like a sub-par version of Hugh Laurie in House. Highly irritating.
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Gonzo replied

15 August 2008, 19:01
Well, I have some sympathy.

I find that whenever I am talking to someone with a strong accent, involunatarily I start talking with the same intonation and metre as they use.

They usually think that I am taking the piss out of them.

Note: I haven't watched the whole clip so don't know if he was just being a noddy.
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NickFitz replied

15 August 2008, 18:45
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Seems that you need a PC to play this clip... chee

Works on my MacBook - it's just a YouTube video, which is a Flash player.
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scooterscot replied

15 August 2008, 18:18
Seems that you need a PC to play this clip... chee
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moorfield replied

15 August 2008, 18:04
What a McClown.
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Bagpuss started a topic How to speak to foreigners

15 August 2008, 17:59
How to speak to foreigners

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