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Ruin sorbees, rye? Are you worried about your spoken English? Feeling insecure about your accent?? Never mind! There are people doing the funniest things while they speak the English language and even though they succeed in communicating with foreigners! The secret is forwarding to your interlocutor the trouble, he ~ your interlocutor ~ is the one who should understand you! :o))) Here you can read a dialogue between an American guest who is tryingto order his breakfast and a hotel employee at an Asian hotel.
Room service: - Morny. Ruin sorbees. Guest: - Sorry, I thought I dialled room service. RS Rye. Ruin sorbees... Morny! Djewish to order sunteen? G Uh, yes... Id like some bacon and eggs. RS Ow July den? G What? RS Ow July den... pry, boy, pooch? G - Oh, how do I like the eggs! Sorry... Scrambled, please. RS Ow July dee baychem...? Crease? G Yes, crisp will be fine. RS Hokay. An Santos? G Uh... I dont think so. RS No? Judo one toes? G Look, I feel really bad about this, but I dont know what "judo one toes" means! RS Toes! Toes! Ow bow singlish mopping we bother? G Ive got it! Youre saying "toast"! and "English muffin!" Yes, an English muffin will be fine. RS We bother? G No... Just put it on the side. RS Wad? G I mean butter... Just put it on the side. RS Copy? G Sorry? RS Copy... Tea... Mill? G Oh, yes. Coffee, please. And thats all. RS One minnie. Strangle ache, crease baychem, singlish mopping we bother honey sigh and copy... Rye? G Whatever you say. RS Tendjewberrymud. G Youre wellcome...
Updated on September, 2001 Page created on November, 2000 |