I am on a conference call right now with a room-full of folks in India, plus some folks in North America. Can barely understand what is being said--I wonder how much is because I barely understand the topic, and how much because I am not all that used to pronounced Indian accents. Of course, I am afraid to ask.
My ear seems to be getting stiffer as I get older: I can't pick up very much at all from Radio Canada talk shows in Quebec French, and tried out a very frustrating first lesson in Mandarin where I just could not hear the difference between the essential four pronunciation tones. Maybe I should stick to printed text...
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