Swedes and Russians

can be hard.. oh yes, the full stop... I hope they teach that in transcription school...and what I have always wanted to know--  if you take an MT course (I did not) are the sample dictations from real doctors - with accents of all kinds? - (if you got only those in the beginning you would probably give up)

• anyone else think British accents are sometimes difficult? - SA
  • No, not for me! I love European accents - Marilyn
  • To me they are harder than Indians, Spanish or anything else. Strange. - Old timer
  • My worst are both slow-speaking, hoarse-voiced Southern gentlemen. - Deb - nm
    • The type where you literally (sm) - Me
      • I know what you mean nm - SA
  • Korean docs are the worst in my experience of 30+ years. - very irritating
    • korean docs - sa
      • Korean and even worse - nana
  • Scottish - Rolling R's
  • Most difficult: Americans! - flmt
  • How about middle eastern/indian trained - mdlfcrs
    • LOL had one from Finland.. - SA
  • Irish - mtmomof3
    • also had a French Canadian - SA
      • also would love to know.. - SA
        • It depends on where in India they - Z
  • I think Spanish and French are the worst, (sm) - Z
    • My hardest was a woman from Spain - very, very fast! NM - deb
      • my worst ever award goes to - sa
    • stop and full stop - SA
      • One of the Spanish docs says - "peej" for period
    • Swedes and Russians - SA
  • Funny - Jan
    • my mother lived in England for years.. - SA

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