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  • I understand the question.

    French people think that the Canadian French dialect spoken in Quebec sounds different, because it does, but you can still understand. They’re still mutually intelligible just with some different words and accents.

    OP is asking what the English variations there are throughout the world.

    I am curious if Jamaican Patois would count as a different language entirely, just with some recognizable English words.

    Wa go on? –> hello. (Etymology: What’s going on?)










  • Lol for me personally this mental image would be counterproductive because if someone really did have a nail in their head, I’m calling 911 first and listening to them 2nd while 911 is on the way. We are literally trained to do this for any emergency. (The patient can always decline EMS but we don’t want them to arrive too late.)

    But I agree for non-emergencies its good to let people speak uninterrupted and not push solutions, while recognizing your own boundaries and frustrations (if the other person is not trying an obvious solution).