Re: Customer service chat
Richard Yates wrote:
I've talked to many a Customer Service rep in this modern world, and
find them to be like your Ritchie -- good with the language (which
they've probably used since they learned to talk), but not quite
idiomatic.
What seemed odd was the mingling of idiomatic and nonidiomatic.
By the way, did the rhythm of his speech sound "non-native" to the
US? If so, I'd definitely go with Indian/South Asian.
This was text chat.
Oh. Of course -- you did say that. Sorry.
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Maria C.
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