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Old 09-09-2008, 19:06   #8
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Re: When is English not English?

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Originally Posted by Royboy39 View Post
Whilst on this venerable forum My wife tuned in to CNBC.
I can understand Ossy twang and even Geordie slang and the London vibes of Delboy....but cannot for the life of me get to grips with the American presentation of English.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Not me buddy ... t'aint no never mind how it's all presented.

One thing I noticed is that when a Canadian reporter is interviewing a Brit about a particular story, CBC and CTV provide subtitles when the Brit talks
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