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Old Nov 27, 2014 | 5:15 pm
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FTR 787
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Originally Posted by emma69
It occurred to me the last time I changed my accent (to be less clipped English) was for the benefit of some Americans who were struggling to understand what I was saying when I annunciated middle 't' and 'd's! You would not think 'May I have a glass of water please' would be so poorly understood - but 'I'll have a wada' worked!
so you're saying soundin more aussie helped ya out eh doesnt seem right but oh well an experience nonetheless.

fwiw, americans say 'whatur.'
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