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It can be tricky understanding a different accent.
Welcome to Blogit!

posted by Afzal_Sunny7 on May 8, 2010 at 4:44 PM | link to this | reply

welcome to blogit!

posted by Star5_ on May 7, 2010 at 1:03 PM | link to this | reply

Hello Clare and welcome to blogit!  Thank you so much for visiting my blog today.  I hope to read you often.  Don't worry, things will get easier for you!

posted by lovelyladymonk on May 7, 2010 at 11:54 AM | link to this | reply

Re: shobana
Many thanks for the support! Go Malaysia!

posted by clarerichard on May 7, 2010 at 1:58 AM | link to this | reply

Kabu
Oh dear. Must be pretty hard. It takes time, but I'm sure it will be easier once they know how talented and wise you are

posted by clarerichard on May 7, 2010 at 1:57 AM | link to this | reply

Re: WileyJohn
Thanks 

posted by clarerichard on May 7, 2010 at 1:55 AM | link to this | reply

I'm happy for you-

B{Z You know even people that speak English native have the issue of understanding other vernaculars and trying to enunciate their own for others. The problem’s that not all vernaculars are played up in film, television, and music love. BC-A, Bill’s RJLst

posted by BC-A on May 6, 2010 at 8:25 PM | link to this | reply

Clarerichard
If you speak as well as you write you speak fluent English luv.

posted by WileyJohn on May 6, 2010 at 8:06 PM | link to this | reply

I have spoken English all my life ..Australian accent......now here in
Canada,I have a lotof trouble being understood.

posted by Kabu on May 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM | link to this | reply

Hello Clare...I am absolutely delighted to meet you here. So you are a Sarawakian ..just wonderful. I think your English is as good as your first language. I can understand the difficulty in understanding thick accents too. I read your profile just now and some of your entries a few days ago actually  and you are doing great. Fantastic Claire. Thank you for the lovely visit and do keep in touch.

posted by shobana on May 6, 2010 at 3:44 PM | link to this | reply

Re: dsm_tchr
Yes! They are getting forgiving, and they''ll treat you lovely if you treat them the same way So, my plan in this foreign country is, to just be nice to others and avoid getting in arguments.Thanks Sam

posted by clarerichard on May 6, 2010 at 12:29 PM | link to this | reply

Re: FormerStudentIntern
Wow!That's scary! I think I'd be dead if I can't even figure out the tricky accents!

posted by clarerichard on May 6, 2010 at 12:27 PM | link to this | reply

Re: sam444
 

posted by clarerichard on May 6, 2010 at 12:26 PM | link to this | reply

Re: Darson
'Pardon' is always useful to me. I should thank whoever created that word

posted by clarerichard on May 6, 2010 at 12:25 PM | link to this | reply

Re: lustorlove
Indeed! People keep on asking me if I were from America.  In Malaysia (my hometown), we are thought American way of speaking but British way of writing. 

posted by clarerichard on May 6, 2010 at 12:24 PM | link to this | reply

and the English in England is somewhat different than the English in the US

posted by Lanetay on May 6, 2010 at 9:22 AM | link to this | reply

'Pardon' is not a word that I have been exposed to very much, but I find it endearing and may just adopt it.

posted by Darson on May 6, 2010 at 6:58 AM | link to this | reply

I think you are doing fine! I wondered how pardon was going to work in, in all of this! You make me smile! sam

posted by sam444 on May 5, 2010 at 8:45 PM | link to this | reply

The accents can be tricky. A former French teacher of mine said everything that he had learned went out the window when he arrived in Atlanta, Georgia.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on May 5, 2010 at 7:56 PM | link to this | reply

clairerichard, one thing we can be sure of, as the world gets smaller people will have to be more accepting anf forgiving of one another!

posted by dsm_tchr on May 5, 2010 at 6:07 PM | link to this | reply