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at university i had an EE professor with such a strong russian accent i dropped the class. couldn't understand a damn thing he was saying. my parents are fore

at university i had an EE professor with such a strong russian accent i dropped the class. couldn't understand a damn thing he was saying. my parents are foreigners - it's not that i'm not used to it. sorry folks, but it's true.

guard-of-terra 13y ago
There is nothing to be sorry about, you should expect public speaker to be able to convey their message or at least compensate it with sheer brilliance. Even speaking from your heart should not save you: http://glavtube.ru/video/844D72986KRX/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE-let-me-speak-from-my-heart http://glavtube.ru/video/844D72986KRX/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%... (sorry for the lame video hosting because YouTube decided to region-restrict this speach just, you know, because)
bitwize 13y ago
Same here. Circuits class, Chinese prof with accent. Also he sort of muttered, making a bad problem even worse. If you are in a position of giving information or instructions to others then you are responsible for clarity of communication. An obtrusive accent can hinder that. What PG talks about is also why Linus acquired a North American accent since moving to the United States. His accent used to be strongly Finnish (Swedish?) but now he speaks American English like a native.
freehunter 13y ago
I had a C professor with a thick Russian accent. Apparently he had been talked to by the dean after several student complained in semesters prior to my taking the class, and after each class he sent out written notes of the important aspects of his lecture. He was a great teacher with a wonderful grasp of the English language when he wrote it down, but his accent was atrocious when he got excited during the lecture. I'm glad he was able to work around that, I learned a lot from him.

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at university i had an EE professor with such a strong russian accent i dropped the class. couldn't understand a damn thing he was saying. my parents are fore

by beachstartup 13y ago

guard-of-terra 13y ago
There is nothing to be sorry about, you should expect public speaker to be able to convey their message or at least compensate it with sheer brilliance. Even speaking from your heart should not save you: http://glavtube.ru/video/844D72986KRX/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%BE-let-me-speak-from-my-heart http://glavtube.ru/video/844D72986KRX/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%... (sorry for the lame video hosting because YouTube decided to region-restrict this speach just, you know, because)
bitwize 13y ago
Same here. Circuits class, Chinese prof with accent. Also he sort of muttered, making a bad problem even worse. If you are in a position of giving information or instructions to others then you are responsible for clarity of communication. An obtrusive accent can hinder that. What PG talks about is also why Linus acquired a North American accent since moving to the United States. His accent used to be strongly Finnish (Swedish?) but now he speaks American English like a native.
freehunter 13y ago
I had a C professor with a thick Russian accent. Apparently he had been talked to by the dean after several student complained in semesters prior to my taking the class, and after each class he sent out written notes of the important aspects of his lecture. He was a great teacher with a wonderful grasp of the English language when he wrote it down, but his accent was atrocious when he got excited during the lecture. I'm glad he was able to work around that, I learned a lot from him.