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> You can speak weird english and people still understand what you say Not necessarily. I'm Irish, and English is my first language. Landing in Atlanta airport
by circlefavshape 4y ago
> You can speak weird english and people still understand what you say
Not necessarily. I'm Irish, and English is my first language. Landing in Atlanta airport a few years ago I asked some airport staff for directions to the bus, and they looked at me blankly. It was only when I said "bus" in a fake American accent that they understood
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- codethief 4y ago> You can speak weird english and people still understand what you say I suppose OP meant "weird non-native English". Native accents, in my experience, are a different matter. Certain non-American accents (Irish, Scottish come to mind) are just very hard to understand for untrained American ears that have never been exposed to them before.