[Magdalen] Enjoying a colleague's accent

[Lynn Ronkainen]

You think listening to Texans on TV facilitated  an rural Irishman understanding a woman with a Boston accent? < gdr>
Lynn

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On Jun 19, 2015, at 7:27 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

I did find that people were much more able to understand *me* after
the Dallas and Dynasty years. Once people began to watch American
television shows, they learned to recognize (and mimic) American
accents.

But I also remember talking with a farmer deep in the country in
Ireland whose simple statement "This is not a county road," had to
be replayed in my head half a dozen times before I ws able to nod
and thank him.
-M