*** Quoting Maxim Apanovich from a message to Phipps ***

 P> I can converse with you in american english.
 P> but aus, uk, nz, ru or other englishes might
 P> give me trouble typeing.
MA> Oh, I've never thought that americans may have problems with understan
MA> other modifications of English. What concerns me, I am from Belarus, b
MA> the language known to me is somthing like a literate British English.
MA> If something will be difficult to gain, just write!

It shouldnt be a problem unless one uses 'slang'.  You probably speak
'english' ¨with what a North American would consider to be a vaguely
'British' accent.

You will find more confusion though if you talk about cooking as the words
¨arent quite the same.  A North American thinks of a light fluffy white
bread ¨with the word 'biscuit' but to the english it's a cracker (hard flat
thing) and ¨to the Australians it's a cookie (hard baked sugar product). 
Can give some ¨suprises when following a recipe for 'biscuits' if you dont
know the country of ¨origin.

                                       xxcarol

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