LL-L "Language perception" 2004.01.03 (02) [E/S]

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From: Thomas <t.mcrae at uq.net.au>
Subject: LL-L "Language perceptions" 2004.02.01 (02) [E]

on 2/2/04 15:12, R.F. Hahn at sassich.yahoo.com wrote:

> Call centers < where operators answer phones and answer questions for
> all types of companies, wherever they may be < have become nearly as
common
> over the past few years here as the sheep that roam the hills.
> And one reason for that is the Scottish accent, its soothing qualities
> outweighing any pesky concerns such as comprehension for consumers from
> England to Asia.
Och Ron,
ower here aw we git at Oz nooadays is lassies wi Indian accents whae Ye cun
hardly unnerstuan and thay dinnae unnnerstaun us eethur. Nary a Scoat oan th
elines.
Regards
Tom
Tom Mc Rae PSOC
Brisbane Australia
"The masonnis suld mak housis stark and rude,
To keep the pepill frome the stormes strang,
And he that fals, the craft it gois all wrang."
>>From 15th century Scots Poem 'The Buke of the Chess'

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language perceptions

Tam,

> ower here aw we git at Oz nooadays is lassies wi Indian accents whae
> Ye cun hardly unnerstuan and thay dinnae unnnerstaun us eethur.

Och, Tam, we have this here an aw, altho not sae muckle as Chinese, Spainyie
an Phillipino accents (an folk are noo gittin uisst tae thaim).  Shuirly
that's juist a wee "blip," will be ower whan the immigrants hiv furder
sattled in an the non-Indians hiv gotten uisst tae the accents.  Canada an
the Unitit Kinrick are likely furder alang anent Indian accents.

But A quite gree wi ye aboot the want o Scots accents on the lines an in the
media.  That's a peetie!

Reinhard/Ron

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