Comments on: An Unbelievable Accent http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/an-unbelievable-accent/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: An Unbelievable Accent | THAKSIN University, Songkhla http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/an-unbelievable-accent/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 An Unbelievable Accent | THAKSIN University, Songkhla Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:13:17 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=4343#comment-2325 [...] http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/21/an-unbelievable-accent/ [...] [...] http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/21/an-unbelievable-accent/ [...]

]]> By: mye http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/an-unbelievable-accent/comment-page-1/#comment-2265 mye Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:21:10 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=4343#comment-2265 Actually, I believe it's the other way around. Native speakers interpret it less believable readily because they couldn't understand the words! British people are also native of English language - even true native English - are of very heavy accent. But Americans - especially those who are so against people in the THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES doing the jobs THEY THINK THEY COULD DO [better] [and I ask, "Then why are these American companies THINK IT BETTER to take THE WORKS OFFSHORE?" ]wouldn't treat their words with such disdain and LESS CREDIBILITY OR NO CREDIBILITY AT ALL? Actually, I believe it’s the other way around.

Native speakers interpret it less believable readily because they couldn’t understand the words!

British people are also native of English language – even true native English – are of very heavy accent.

But Americans – especially those who are so against people in the THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES doing the jobs THEY THINK THEY COULD DO [better] [and I ask, "Then why are these American companies THINK IT BETTER to take THE WORKS OFFSHORE?" ]wouldn’t treat their words with such disdain and LESS CREDIBILITY OR NO CREDIBILITY AT ALL?

]]> By: Catherine S http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/07/an-unbelievable-accent/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 Catherine S Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:29:08 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=4343#comment-2213 My husband brought up a good point: what about someone with a heavy British accent talking about Shakespeare? Wouldn't our perception of non-native speakers depend on the content and context of the conversation? My husband brought up a good point: what about someone with a heavy British accent talking about Shakespeare? Wouldn’t our perception of non-native speakers depend on the content and context of the conversation?

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