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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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I'm a non-native, but I know how to write accessibility. Shouldn’t Proz.com staff pay attention to these things?

Jutta Wappel
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ibz
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Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
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Sorry, what? Nov 2, 2024

I might be a bit slow today, but I don't understand the question ...

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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No idea Nov 2, 2024

I have no idea what this question is about.

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Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
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Charlie Bavington
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It answers itself Nov 2, 2024

Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD wrote:

I might be a bit slow today, but I don't understand the question ...


Atrociously-written poll question that can only have been produced by a non-native (or someone or something with zero feeling for language) making only one answer possible, surely?

Zea_Mays
Sean O'Byrne
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Simon Turner
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Well, well Nov 2, 2024

Mr Google tells me that this question was extracted (badly) from here:

15. What is your opinion of the general quality of non-native English source speeches in terms of accessibility to meaning?

https://www.degruyter.com

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Daryo
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A question for EN natives Nov 3, 2024

Shouldn't that be "clarity of meaning"?
i.e.
What is your opinion of the general quality of non-native English source speeches in terms of clarity of meaning?

As for the question itself, there is no "general quality". There is a huge variation in individual cases. From few of those who speak better English than 90% of natives to those who you can understand only if you can recognise the patterns from their native language.
 


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