> However dialect doesn't usually impede communication, it's just
> that some words and occassional sentences are incomprehensible.
> Rephrasing them or speaking slowly solves the communication
> problem. What it does do is mark out strangers - they speak funny.
> That of course is justification for a penalty for impressing
> someone.
I disagree - I find strong Glaswegian, Geordie, Cajun, Ozark and some
South Carolinan dialects perfectly incomprehensible.
Jeff