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Understanding accents

Debbie
5 months ago

I have a major problem with being able to decipher accents (ie understand what the person is talking about) and in fact it can lead to major embarrassment and probably cost me a job I had too.

I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that this is an autistic thing.

Does anyone else find that this is the case and/or have any light to throw on the subject?

Thanks.

Parents
  • 5 months ago

    The embarrassment for me is when I can't fully understand what a person has said because they're either speaking too fast, or it's too noisy, or whatever it is, and I want to ask them to repeat themselves (politely) but I'm both embarrassed and I don't want to humiliate them.

    I do get that a lot. Less to do with accents and more to do with me simply not speaking clearly enough.

    I had a friend from Northern Ireland and we never had any accent problems. I'm from Birmingham though my accent is very broad, and any time she asked me to repeat myself was when I was basically mumbling.

    I know I am digressing a little, but I sometimes find myself mumbling because I feel like the other person doesn't care about what I have to say. 

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  • 5 months ago

    The embarrassment for me is when I can't fully understand what a person has said because they're either speaking too fast, or it's too noisy, or whatever it is, and I want to ask them to repeat themselves (politely) but I'm both embarrassed and I don't want to humiliate them.

    I do get that a lot. Less to do with accents and more to do with me simply not speaking clearly enough.

    I had a friend from Northern Ireland and we never had any accent problems. I'm from Birmingham though my accent is very broad, and any time she asked me to repeat myself was when I was basically mumbling.

    I know I am digressing a little, but I sometimes find myself mumbling because I feel like the other person doesn't care about what I have to say. 

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