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Hebe · 04-09-2007, 07:44 AM

Those difficulties are perfectly normal, and they are encountered in both directions... When I was in college (Boston) the Astronomy department had a professor from Australia give some lectures as guest speaker. At first I thought he was speaking in another language, and after a while I started wondering If I had really learned English (which did not make much sense, given that although English was not my native language, I was going through my senior year at an AmericanCollege). It takes a while to get adjusted to a new pronunciation and new vocabulary

04-09-2007, 07:44 AM	#3
Hebe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Caracas- Venezuela Posts: 1,207 Rep Power: 3586	Those difficulties are perfectly normal, and they are encountered in both directions... When I was in college (Boston) the Astronomy department had a professor from Australia give some lectures as guest speaker. At first I thought he was speaking in another language, and after a while I started wondering If I had really learned English (which did not make much sense, given that although English was not my native language, I was going through my senior year at an AmericanCollege). It takes a while to get adjusted to a new pronunciation and new vocabulary __________________ Hebe ♥ ♫ Truly, my dear young friends, you are a chosen generation. I hope you will never forget it. Gordon B. Hinckley