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Un del problemas con le lingua anglese es le
facto que illo es multo difficile de pronunciar lo...

One of the problems with the English language is the
fact that it is very, very hard to master its pronunciation...

Ecce un historia humoristic que illustra le situation...

Here's a funny story that illustrates this situation...

Amicalmente,
Jay B.

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Miscommunication in the far east!
 Tue, 17 Feb 1998 09:25:27 EST
Language proficiency is part of the international contracting
scene.
 This exchange between an English-speaking traveller and a
member of the
hotel staff in a Far East hotel was recorded in the Far-East
Economic  Review.



Room Service: Morny. Rune-sore-bees.

 Hotel Guest: Oh, sorry. I thought I dialed Room Service.

 RS: Rye, rune-sore-bees. Morny. Djewish to odor sunteen?

 HG: Uh ... yes. I'd like some bacon and eggs.

 RS: Ow July den?

 HG: What?

 RS: Aches. Ow July den? Pry, boy, pooch...?

 HG: Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry. Scrambled please.

 RS: Ow July dee baycome? Crease?

 HG: Crisp will be fine.

 RS: Hokay. An Santos?

 HG: What?

 RS: Santos. July Santos?

 HG: Uh. I don't know ... I don't think so.

 RS: No. Judo one toes?

 HG: Look, I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what
judo one
 toes means. I'm sorry.

 RS: Toes! Toes! Why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow cenglish mopping
we
 bother?

 HG: English muffin! I've got it! You were saying toast! Fine.
An
English  muffin will be fine.

 RS: We bother?

 HG: No. Just put the bother on the side.

 RS: Wad?

 HG: I'm sorry. I meant butter. Butter on the side.

 RS: Copy?

 HG: I feel terrible about this but ...

 RS: Copy. Copy, tea, mill?

 HG: Coffee! Yes, coffee please. And that's all.

 RS: One Minnie. Ass rune torino fee, strangle aches, crease
baycome,
 tossy cenglish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy. Rye?

 HG: Whatever you say.

 RS: Hokay. Tendjewberrymud.

 HG: You're welcome.

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