dialect panic
a phenomenon that may or may not happen when a speaker of a language tries to communicate with another speaker of a different dialect.
For example, a Spanish speaker from Mexico might worry that he might have trouble communicating with the Spaniards or perhaps, when an American trying to speak with Australians.
For example, a Spanish speaker from Mexico might worry that he might have trouble communicating with the Spaniards or perhaps, when an American trying to speak with Australians.
dialect panic by JJJHC June 12, 2006
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