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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2002-08-18  |  6.4 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  1 minute, 16 seconds
Transcription: If we consider somebody who has moved to North America and who's learning English as a second language, and even though they may be fluent in the language, the rhythm seems to be a bit off, then we can identify that right away and we're not as comfortable listening to it. We can for a while, but after a while it's going to be, okay, I need a break from this. And it's nothing personal, it's just that it's not It's not my cup of tea, the rhythm is a bit off. We don't like all kinds of music. There's some that we really like. We can listen to some for a while. So I think it would be the same thin ...