Which set me 'thinking.. (dangerous for an old codger)
The trouble with 'ee's' (sorry thread drift)
'reminisceing then.. probably told this story before..
Was once sent to Toulouse to do a refresher on their sim because I hadn't flown the ATR for a year. (on French aid money, too, - Viva La France)
Was coming to grips with it again, but got distracted when the Italian sim instructor started hollering " EE A ESS, EE A ESS." Flying that pesky sim, with the airspeed not where I wanted it, and racking my brain for a procedure, either normal or emergency, I just couldn't think what he was on about. E.A.S. ?? Eventually the penny dropped, and things were sorted.
When I was settled back in on line, and had some spare time from the tech manuals again, I enrolled in local Alliance Francaise classes to learn a little about the culture and language that the English side is half descended from. So that was one way (my way), to resolve the difference between the 'ee's' and the 'eye's..
Understanding differences between cultures and pronunciations is no load to carry.