olddude, if you were to talk to me on the phone, you would probably think I was mentally challenged or something. That's because I'm hard of hearing and my speech isn't up to "other people's" standards. I commonly mispronounce words, since I often don't quite pick up the correct pronunciation or may have never heard them spoken in the first place. So in a way, we are in the same boat. The difference is that both you and I make an effort with the best we have.
(In fact, My hearing has dwindled to the point where I can't even use the phone anymore. All I can hear on the phone now is gibberish. I'm fine in person though. The difference is I can't lip read over the phone.)
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