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this is particularly true (in my limited experience) if you're not a native speaker - saying something like "hello i'd like to talk to extension 123" gives peop
by andrewcooke 17y ago
this is particularly true (in my limited experience) if you're not a native speaker - saying something like "hello i'd like to talk to extension 123" gives people a chance to figure out your accent. also, like smiling, saying something friendly encourages people to make an effort to understand you.
- lqdshadow 17y agoI wonder if attention plays a part. I have noticed that people can interpret what I say if I start with a grunt or other vocal sound, but if I start off with the thing I want to say immediately, I have to start over. I realize that it can be explained by this "human brain interprets your two syllables" idea, but if a mere grunt also does the trick, this suggests to me that attention plays at least as much an important part.
- sundarurfriend 17y agoTo me too, it seems attention is of more importance here. It seems the author has a degree in linguistics (http://www.esmerel.com/wagons/ann/ http://www.esmerel.com/wagons/ann/), so I won't dismiss this theory easily, but the lack of any citations or references in the submitted page looks suspicious.