...diagnostician around. It was a big discussion all around town about how NO ONE could understand a word he was saying... He was soft spoken and mumbled and basically talked to his feet through his chin, on top of being very, very nasally...
I happened to meet his transcriptionist one day and asked her how in the world she managed working for him. She said that he was the best dictator - spoke clearly and at an even tempo... said the first time she heard his tapes she was shocked, too, that he actually COULD speak clearly! LOL!
So it was just the opposite with this cat - he could speak clearly while dictating but couldn't, or wouldn't, when talking to humans face to face... Imagine that!