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Do you ever wonder how a doctor (ESL or non-ESL) would - wannie
Posted: Feb 20, 2010
react if we went in their offices and talked so fast that they couldn't understand what we said, if we ate during our visit, or yawned and continued talking? I'm just going to wager a guess that they wouldn't appreciate it very much. Sometimes, I think it would be fun to try just to see their reactions. There are some that I transcribe that if I ever got the chance to do that I would. Have an ESL right now that's talking way too fast. Do they not realize that they are little more difficult to understand anyway (as a general rule) and that they probably need to slow down and enunciate a little better. Oh well, my vent for the day. Maybe I'll feel better now.
In some languages, they normally speak very fast. - deb
[ In Reply To ..]They probably don't realize that many of us in the U.S. do not speak that rapidly, they're just used to talking that way.
Well, as the old saying goes, When in Rome - wannie
[ In Reply To ..]do as the Romans do. Same with America, when is America do as the Americans do.
Actually, I speak pretty fast myself, but I would have sense enough to slow down when speaking to someone whose first language is not English. They should have the same consideration or go somewhere else to practice medicine.
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