Re: French pronunciation (Was: Re: Fw: [wika] Boreanesian)

Roger Mills wrote:
>     Isn't it odd?  Most Americans, I think, are willing to put up with
> someone's accent, and unless it's really bad, manage to figure things out.
And tend to feel very bad if they don't, at least, I know I feel
embarrassed if I can't understand someone with an accent.

> Further inquiry got that down to [kwæp mit] 'crab meat'....but we're still
> not sure...........
Crap meat?  ;-)

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