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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by ajford on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:51AM (#27234762)
So the HN title has been changed, but the original article specifically calls out Native English speakers as "the world's worst communicators".

The author could have couched the entire article from the point of view that a native speaker is difficult for non-native speakers to understand. I was simply pointing out that the article points an accusing finger at a particular group, when the issue at hand isn't a particular language, but the situation in question.

This is definitely something that communicators and collaborators need to be aware of, but the article, at least to me, demonizes a particular group even though the issue isn't inherent to that group.

Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by Shorel on Friday May 21, 2021 @02:58PM (#27238389)
Both things can perfectly be true. I see no contradiction here.

It is just a matter of native nuances being difficult to understand for non-natives of any language...

And also the fact that English is the language most used for international meetings anywhere in the world.

Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by js2 on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:22AM (#27235226)