When someone from Britain speaks, Americans hear a "British accent"...

[James Stroud]

Well--to take this as far OT as imaginable, yes I do have strange hearing 
problems. I have difficulty recognizing speech of any kind with my right ear. 
Amazing to think that this would be enhanced for British, but it would be 
consistent with my experience, which seems similar to yours.

James

On Thursday 30 June 2005 01:46 pm, Bill wrote:
> James Stroud wrote:
> > Frankly, I can't watch Shakespeare or movies like "the full monty" or
> > "trainspotting" because I can't understand a damn word they say. British
> > talk sounds like gibberish to me for the most part.
>
> Have you had your hearing checked recently? Seriously. I have a hearing
> defect and speakers from the UK give me by far the most difficulty.
> People speaking English as a second language are more understandable.

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James Stroud
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