Hi Steve,
Well, it seems i misunderstood your p0osting somewhat...
But this is the problem of trying to communicate in a foreign language, like
english is for me. hihi
73's
Marcelo, PY1KN
> Hi Marcelo,
>
> When calling a French station, I usually do switch to French. Same goes for
> German. Unfortunately, there are many languages I cannot speak, and do not
> understand, and I applaud the entire worldwide amateur community for making
> the effort to speak some conversational English.
>
> That has rather nothing to do with my subject, which was stations choosing
> inappropriate phonetics which are difficult to pronounce for them, making
> them impossible to understand for others. As an American, I wouldn't choose
> "Jumilla" as a phonetic for "J," now, would I?
>
> WB2WIK/6
>
> > I am sorry, this goes beyond the normal focus on this reflector, butr I
> > can
> > not let it pass.
> >
> > Someone said:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > -And why, oh why, do DX stations who can barely speak English use
> > phonetics
> > > they cannot pronounce? It's really funny. The French stations who use
> > > "Florida," a word that is nearly impossible to pronounce for them,
> > instead
> > > of "France," which ought to be an easy one.
> > >
> >
> > Well my friend, maybe he is trying to make things easier for you, looking
> > for
> > some phonetics from your cultural background.
> > Don't laugh at someone who goes a step towards you. How many times did you
> >
> > try to use some phonetics in french?
> >
> > 73's
> >
> > Marcelo, PY1KN
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