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*: * So* Much * Random * Talking * Here :* ~Episode III (pg. 1999)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
"Ladies" sounds off now, kind of Aussie-ish. :p |
Why am I not surprised? :p
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"and gentlemen" sounds fine.
"Failed" is better but still off a bit. Not sure how to improve it. |
Is it the "l"? This sound does not exist in Brazilian Portuguese, so I probably exaggerated a bit (I tend to say "fey-ode").
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
"we are" is getting there. |
Yay!
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
Second syllable in "general" is a dead giveaway because it's much too long. When most GA speakers say the word, it's basically just "jenn-rull." The "A" in "American" may be slightly too long as well. |
Makes sense. I wonder if I do the same when I speak naturally...
Thanks for the feedback, I really need to practise my American English :p |
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| Lira |
Russell and Stu: Your turn. Can you guys speak American?
(You can try to speak Australian or Irish if you want, Brian... it should be funny :p) |
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| Lira |
Oh, I see where I went wrong now :toothless
It's a "foreigner" thing, I guess. I don't really know what sounds I'm supposed to omit when I'm speaking a different language/accent, so I end up sounding as if I were "reading" it in my own language.
I'm surprised my "back" didn't sound like "beck", actually. |
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| Vector A |
I'm pretty terrible at accents. Probably my best is Irish, but even that one stinks.
Weirdly, I think I am a bit better at doing a "correct" accent in Spanish (than I am at imitating other English accents), probably because I don't have a ton of muscle memory (or whatever you want to call it) telling me how the sounds "should" be made. |
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| Lira |
Makes sense, actually :)
All right, say "Hay un gato en mis pantalones!". |
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| Lira |
:stongue:
It sounds quite nice indeed! :) |
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| Vector A |
| lol, thanks. Better than my imitations of my linguistic brethren, anyway. |
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| Vector A |
| Also, I know a lot of Americans mess up in Spanish by littering it with rhotic "r," and I always try to avoid that. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
Also, I know a lot of Americans mess up in Spanish by littering it with rhotic "r," and I always try to avoid that. |
Which is weird because you guys do have the weak "r" sound in your language. Except you think it's a "d" :p
See, you're a natural when it comes to Spanish! Study some more, you should be fluent in no time! |
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| srussell0018 |
| Lira say something in Irish English |
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