tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655693006167609215.post5478486833802638231..comments2024-02-14T09:55:04.542-06:00Comments on A Bead a Day: Voicemail, and English as a second language.BetteJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655693006167609215.post-35392132925702335932008-08-08T18:21:00.000-05:002008-08-08T18:21:00.000-05:00Mahala - you've run into killer sausage too?? Smal...Mahala - you've run into killer sausage too?? Small world!<BR/><BR/>Pearl - I can't always help myself - I probably WOULD have said "at ease, Sergeant!"BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655693006167609215.post-88457471429806298942008-08-08T15:19:00.000-05:002008-08-08T15:19:00.000-05:00That was funny! It's not just ingrained accents bu...That was funny! It's not just ingrained accents but also the way people speak.<BR/><BR/>My work story involved taking a credit card order from a certain US sergeant who barked the numbers out as if he was on inspection - 4!<BR/>5! 0! 9! etc, complete with Yes Ma'am!!!. It took all my self-control not to laugh or say "At ease, Sergeant"!The Beading Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655693006167609215.post-59210927070798587542008-08-08T00:58:00.000-05:002008-08-08T00:58:00.000-05:00When that happens to me, I just politely ask to sp...When that happens to me, I just politely ask to speak to someone else... well..after I giggle over killer attack sausage.Mahalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428501380180444456noreply@blogger.com