broken english / language issues.?
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From: MAHT-O-MEDI
My wife is from Honolulu and I always tease her about the thick accent and pidgeon english spoken in Hawaii. I sat in an L&L waiting for some food on Kauai and could not understand a word of what two guys were saying to each other. Its as bad or worse than most inner city mainland slang.
Think I am wrong? Watch a few episodes of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and see how often they have to caption the locals who are supposedly speaking english.
Think I am wrong? Watch a few episodes of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" and see how often they have to caption the locals who are supposedly speaking english.
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From: SFV
I agree with having to learn to speak English if you live here, but please... now the requirement should be to speak as if you were born in Cape Cod?
Oh - I'm sorry, that would give you an New England accent. How about Dallas? No - wrong again, now you have a southern accent. Chicago? Nope - accent there too...
Seems to me most people posting here are only happy talking with people who speak EXACTLY as they do. How boring.
Oh - I'm sorry, that would give you an New England accent. How about Dallas? No - wrong again, now you have a southern accent. Chicago? Nope - accent there too...
Seems to me most people posting here are only happy talking with people who speak EXACTLY as they do. How boring.
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From: La Crescenta, CA
THIS IS AN AID TO TRAVELERS IN CALIFORNIA.
KEEP IT FOR REFERENCE AND SEND IT TO YOUR VISITING FRIENDS TO MAKE THEIR STAY MORE PLEASANT.
You and your friends just need to learn to understand "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...
When you finish reading through this you will understand 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' "
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term
KEEP IT FOR REFERENCE AND SEND IT TO YOUR VISITING FRIENDS TO MAKE THEIR STAY MORE PLEASANT.
You and your friends just need to learn to understand "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...
When you finish reading through this you will understand 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' "
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term
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From: Doh!!
Originally Posted by MikeyCB,Jan 23 2008, 08:42 AM
I feel bad for the East Indian guys who come over here with extensive indication and the best with can associate them with is "What gas pump # please?"
also, Indians around here in the Bay Area associated with high tech and medicine, not gas pumps.
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From: California
[QUOTE=The Raptor,Jan 23 2008, 11:01 AM] THIS IS AN AID TO TRAVELERS IN CALIFORNIA.
KEEP IT FOR REFERENCE AND SEND IT TO YOUR VISITING FRIENDS TO MAKE THEIR STAY MORE PLEASANT.
You and your friends just need to learn to understand "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...
When you finish reading through this you will understand 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' "
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term
KEEP IT FOR REFERENCE AND SEND IT TO YOUR VISITING FRIENDS TO MAKE THEIR STAY MORE PLEASANT.
You and your friends just need to learn to understand "TENJOOBERRYMUDS"...
When you finish reading through this you will understand 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' "
Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term
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Yes, it bothers her most likely.
I've been studying Mandarin for over 4 years now. My chinese is probably marginal worse than her english, and it's only that 'good' because she learned street english and I learned diplomatic Mandarin from one of the best chinese programs offered in the U.S. in a college university.
It's still very frustrating looking basic things up in the dictionary.
I've been studying Mandarin for over 4 years now. My chinese is probably marginal worse than her english, and it's only that 'good' because she learned street english and I learned diplomatic Mandarin from one of the best chinese programs offered in the U.S. in a college university.
It's still very frustrating looking basic things up in the dictionary.