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Originally Posted by Ghap
Id have to say thats more regional dialect/accent/slang or just plain influenced by tv, music etc. Not to say im not guilty myself since as a yorkshireman "going to the pub" often comes out as "off t' pub"
but
Ive never really had trouble understanding any English tho I must admit I may need to concentrate a little harder if the accent is thick.
Maybe its just me I dont know and it could be an intresting to know as ive seen British films being shown in America with subtitles for example, but never any foreign English speaking films in the UK with subtitles.
Is it because our t.v/movie industry imports so much from abroad or maybe because our accents/dialects can change in a stones throw.
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I just love the variety of speech an dialects.
Of course what we see and hear on TV radio will be meant for us to understand.
when I lived in scotland the locals definitely exaggerated their accent for the benefit of myself-- a Sassenach LOL
It must be the same everywhere in the world
when I see text books for teaching English Language I shudder at the difficulties for foreign students really
It would be hard even for me to learn from them.
Teaching is a thriving industry of course.
Are the American English teaching text books different from the cambridge system I wonder?