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I think you might be right there Leoba that piccie was taken by the then 5 year old .... before she really got the 'hang of' taking pics - which then resulted in many interesting stufies of blurry table legs, floors and occasionally the wiff of somebody's hair ...

Maybe we should choose a hot-chocolate session at Valerie's over a pub-lunch next time ... that should 'slow' you down
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When I first met her I noticed Leoba was a fast-talker, but not that fast, but then... Spaniards talk really fast, maybe that's why I didn't have any problem (sober, drunk doesn't count ) to understand what she was saying...

Yes, I seem to remember that got mentioned, sorry Leoba!

I had some trouble deciding between options 2 to 4 ( ), but finally went for number 2. I understand about half of what you say, if I concentrate really hard.
It's not the speed alone, but the speed combined with leaving out parts of words and sentences and a little bit of some accent that I can't place.
I guess that's because I don't get much opportunity to listen to naturally spoken English, there are a great many people I have trouble understanding at moots.
If people don't say anything, I guess they just don't want to appear stupid - I remember when I was at your place, going "sorry?" each couple of minutes, and feeling stupid enough about that.
It's really sweet of you to offer to speak more articulately, thanks!

We need more moots, so us forriners get more practice! :mrgreen: