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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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How much of Irish/Scottish movies can an average American understand?
I mean, quantified as an estimated percentage, can you as an American understand from films with a strong Bristish (Irish/Scottish) accent as heard in movies such as Billy Eliot set in N.Ireland? I myself as a non-native English speaker must admit I miss quite a lot (about 40%) of the dialog.
Thanks.
I mean, quantified as an estimated percentage, can you as an American understand from films with a strong Bristish (Irish/Scottish) accent as heard in movies such as Billy Eliot set in N.Ireland? I myself as a non-native English speaker must admit I miss quite a lot (about 40%) of the dialog.
Thanks.
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Hi, Billy Elliot is set in Northern England, not Northern Ireland. Clive
- Hi, Billy Elliot is set in Northern England, not Northern Ireland.
- Clive
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AnonymousI mean, quantified as an estimated percentage, can you as an American understand from films with a strong Bristish (Irish/Scottish) accent as heard in movies such as Billy EliotIrish - 98%
British - 99%
Scottish - 95%
It depends how many regional or slang expressions they use. Americans can almost always understand the words, but th
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