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Is his British accent understandable to you?
perfectly
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satisfactorily
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passably
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 66%  [ 2 ]
barely
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William



Joined: 11 Aug 2003
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Location: Hong Kong
PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:30 pm    Post subject: For American and other listeners ... Reply with quote
If you have time, could you go to

http://wttfcweb01.netvigator.com/filecabc/servlet/share?f=wymlee%2FMy+Downloads%2FD_04.mp3

to listen to a speech by my instructor? For Americans, is his British accent difficult to understand?

To my ears, his accent is perfectly understandable.

William

P.S. His file is just for testing purpose!
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Lorikeet



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had no trouble understanding him at all. The only interesting thing I noticed as a speaker of American English, was that some words I pronounce with an /ae/ sound, like black, were pronounced by him with an /ae/ sound, and some were pronounced with an /a/ sound. Is there some kind of rule for which is which?
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