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VM,

I'm glad you and Scotcher agree... the stuff of friendships.

I'm sorry that you and I disagree, and that you dislike me so much.

Friendships are often born from disagreement and dislike....

You think you're nails and have been in many fights, but the fact is you haven't been in any if you believe they start because of a foreigner failing to use "street smarts" on top of his thick...

Are you offering an example, or calling me names? :)

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:lol: Alcohol-fueled fights are often started by misunderstandings. And yes, some of them that I was in were because of hate and...

This was a short-shot from me... I'm not sure you know what it is to be in a serious fight... watch a friend die, or a friend dying. I never want to wish this thought on anyone. I'm sorry.

Go...

Can you describe an example where a foreigner using a slightly non-standard pronunciation of an English word could conceivably cause anything more than a very slight missunderstanding?[/quote]
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Shadow1...

Please accept my apology. I saw the word, but did not notice that it was a hyperlink for a definition. You were trying to teach.

This was my mistake. I'm sorry.

Glad to hear that.
And thanks for staying ON TOPIC, scotcher! :wink:[/quote]

And I agree... this was my original point. Don't try to tailor your English to the destination... but be aware...

Shadow1?? Are you wanting to join in the insults also?

MasterAdmin,

I think the question sits with you.

Certain members of the forum are searching for creative ways to insult and hurt other forum members... the use of "chav" is the latest, and it...

"For crying out loud":-), this is a British expression ("Chav is a derogatory slang term in the United Kingdom which appeared in mainstream dictionaries in 2005[1][2"), and I have never heard it in...

That was only half of what you wrote.

Oh really? Shall I rewind to the place where you were saying the following:
Why would a Russian person want to sound like a Texan when in Russia/Europe? And...

You're an idiot if you think that many chavs in Russia (or Western Europe for that matter) will tell by your accent in English that you're from Texas. If you get a whooping it won't be on account of...

"OfTen" is not weird... but it can sound that you think you are better and more educated than the group you are with... especially in bars/pubs... there are many different pronounciations and...

Chaika, our Linguist is with us now. :)

I'm still pulling for the soft t's from the South... but Chaika, this is your show. :wink: Teach us, please, we need your help.

:lol: !!!

Basurero, I disagree. One word, misunderstood... can destroy a business deal. Please, let us talk more about American business hiring... Consider it a game... you may prove this American wrong. ...

She means that Soviet dictionaries (Muller etc) insist that is should be pronounced as rest-RONG, approximating the French pronunciation. That's how they taught us to pronounce it when I was a...

Much depends on whether you want to sound like a wealthy British person... or an Australian sheep-herder... or an American/Canadian attorney. :wink:

This is a regional difference in...