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Pooh Bear wrote:

Rob Reedijk wrote:

In rec.audio.pro Carlos Alden wrote:

You ought to read Bill Bryson's book about wandering around England. He is
completely flummoxed by the Glaswegians supposed English. Hilarious.

I can speak enough Dutch to be able to get around Holland---but that
doesn't include Zealand. I can't understand a word.

But I think the whole world is like that. Even here in Canada. Sometimes
the Newfoundland accent can be pretty strong. And then there's Quebec.
It sounds a lot more like French than English when they speak.

I believe their idea of French puzzles the French too !

Graham

I can attest to that. You can't believe how angry you can make a Quebecer
by listening to him talk and then saying "That's not French..."