six years in the states thinking that my hearing is deteriorating because i can no longer make out what they say on the screens and now after back-to-back trans-continental comparisons i realize it's not me, it's them. it's them americans who have been swallowing up more and more of their syllables over the years so that wa-ter is now WA-dr and bu-tter is BUD-dr. string enough of these together and you get something unintelligible, through no fault of the hearer.
the brits, fortunately, are still considerately articulate. and their humor is still nice and dry. the best exotic marigold hotel takes my prize for successor to mr bean award.
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