I posted this clip from YouTube, just to give you an idea of what I mean when I talk about the isiXhosa "clicks". My inability to pronounce them is roughly comparable to being unable to pronounce any word with an "s", "t" or "l" in English. Seriously debilitating! By the way, I have no idea who this guy is but I'm guessing he's probably a missionary's kid who grew up here, because I've never MET an American (even Whitney - and she's good) who's this fluent.
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AuthorJan O'C is - in no particular order: kind of geeky; a lover of mountains, good books, old movies, dogs (especially Moshe and Scout), Indian food and her family and friends; an adventurer; a teacher; an explorer; a lover of God - and more importantly, loved by Him! Archives
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