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0 pointsnkrisc4y ago0 comments

You can definitely find dialects that are "pretty much incomprehensible" in the US just by traveling around Appalachia.

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I'd never had a problem understanding a native English speaker from the US until I met a truck driver from eastern KY. Couldn't understand a single word he said. He was driving with his wife, who translated for him.

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0 pointsnkrisc4y ago0 comments

You can definitely find dialects that are "pretty much incomprehensible" in the US just by traveling around Appalachia.

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xxpor4y ago

I'd never had a problem understanding a native English speaker from the US until I met a truck driver from eastern KY. Couldn't understand a single word he said. He was driving with his wife, who translated for him.

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