Hi, Ardith Hinton!
I read your message from 20.09.2018 23:54

 AH> Yes, awhile ago I mentioned a pun which I remembered from a British
 AH> magazine... khakis = car keys. It works in UK & ex-Brit Canadian
 AH> English. It doesn't work in situations where "khaki" rhymes
 AH> with "tacky", however.... :-)

In English there are lots of similar sounding words and word combinations.
I suspect that a person should point his finger at, before saying
"gimme your knaki" ;=) Although, after a couple of times he will
be probably understood even without his finger. ;) Practice is the main
tool in learning.

 AK>> In the USSR we were taught British English.

 AH> No problem AFAIC. Our daughter tends to soften /r/ because she has
 AH> difficulty getting her tongue around it. Dallas & I are often asked

"Dallas & I" == "Dallas & me"?

 AH> where she got "that lovely British accent". As Canadians, we
 AH> understand UK & US English equally well... and we accept both. But
 AH> we also enjoy the freedom of deciding what works for us on an
 AH> individual basis. Other Canadians may or may not make different
 AH> choices. Either way, most of us will understand what you mean. :-)

Another story maybe is with the French speaking Canadians. I know that when
a French says "heating system" he says "eating system".
;-)


 AK>> I vaguely recollect that I was taught such a thing in school, but
 AK>> I forgot it.

 AH> While you learned English as a foreign language native speakers are
 AH> often expected to understand this stuff intuitively. For various
 AH> reasons many people may not have received such input during a time
 AH> in their lives when they were ready, willing, and able to
 AH> appreciate it. I love it when folks like you question my own
 AH> assumptions & send me scurrying to my reference books.... :-)

Well, talking is a process when at least two person speak. ;-)

Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2018

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