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Born and raised in northern Indiana with a nice strong hard "R" but my Dad is from the mountains of Virginia and I've been told many times that I have a southern accent sneak out on me once in a while, especially if I'm upset or excited. I can't intentionally feign a foreign accent to save my life and am impressed by those who do it well and cringe when those can't try anyway. I think an Irish brogue is about the sexiest thing in the world.
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Edited by
Kings_Knight
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Sun 06/06/10 08:27 AM
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My accent's whatever I want it to be at any particular time ... that's the price y' pay for having a good ear for dialect ...
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Edited by
Shasta1
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Sun 06/06/10 11:20 AM
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All I can say is... only in America. Although it actually DOES take 'intelligence' to be fluent in several languages... Here in America that's just not the way you do it. Even though the educational system is among the worst in the World (which is a big part of the problem), most people suffer from nationalism. "You're suppose to only speak English here," as I'm sure some would put it. I blame modern American Society for this contradictory dilemma... but, the World is BIG place, with many people from different places... Get over it! Yes, but ALL countires when they meet, the common lanquage that is required is english. Feel there should be one common language for all- whatever it is, and then their monther tongue. Part of the worlds problems is the inability to communicate properly.  I was raised in NY, and then lived in Florida for about 8 years. In the south, they would say I had a Ny accent, when visiting NY, they'd say I had a southern accent.  
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I've made a good living with my ears & I love accents. Perhaps someday I can move to Australia and be special there for my American accent!
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Edited by
Atlantis75
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Sun 06/06/10 12:05 PM
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Yes, but ALL countires when they meet, the common lanquage that is required is english. Feel there should be one common language for all- whatever it is, and then their monther tongue. Part of the worlds problems is the inability to communicate properly. Yes it is, and English has become a common language , beside German and French and Spanish. I would have to say that having about 70% of the Internet is in English and let's not forget the former British colonies across the world. Will it be "English" though? I would say it's more like a "bastardized" version of English with many foreign words mixed into it. Also consider, not everything could be translated to English properly. Not only missing because of missing dictionary words, but missing expressions and the different (simpler) grammar rules make it loose its meaning. And what else the benefit of knowing another language, beside speaking to someone who has it as a native language? There are many. It's not only "another" language, but a whole another world. Many things regarding culture and a way of life are exclusive to certain languages and it will be "lost in translation" and translation will not do a justice. Anyone who has never learned to speak another language fluently doesn't understand, that you don't translate words in your head while speaking it, but you basically switch to a different set of mind at the same time and you don't think about what it means in your own native tongue whatsoever, but it comes naturally, but because I "think" in English not only speak in English. |
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None will surpass the New Englander accent for me, too sexy!
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Yes, but ALL countires when they meet, the common lanquage that is required is english. Feel there should be one common language for all- whatever it is, and then their monther tongue. Part of the worlds problems is the inability to communicate properly. Yes it is, and English has become a common language , beside German and French and Spanish. I would have to say that having about 70% of the Internet is in English and let's not forget the former British colonies across the world. Will it be "English" though? I would say it's more like a "bastardized" version of English with many foreign words mixed into it. Also consider, not everything could be translated to English properly. Not only missing because of missing dictionary words, but missing expressions and the different (simpler) grammar rules make it loose its meaning. And what else the benefit of knowing another language, beside speaking to someone who has it as a native language? There are many. It's not only "another" language, but a whole another world. Many things regarding culture and a way of life are exclusive to certain languages and it will be "lost in translation" and translation will not do a justice. Anyone who has never learned to speak another language fluently doesn't understand, that you don't translate words in your head while speaking it, but you basically switch to a different set of mind at the same time and you don't think about what it means in your own native tongue whatsoever, but it comes naturally, but because I "think" in English not only speak in English. Being born to immigrant parents, I have been bilingual all my life. I've found it quite easy to pick up other languages because of the "mind set" you refer to. |
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 When i live in different states my Texas accent starts to fade over time I noticed when i talk to my Texan friends
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Edited by
Atlantis75
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Mon 06/07/10 10:05 PM
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Yes, but ALL countires when they meet, the common lanquage that is required is english. Feel there should be one common language for all- whatever it is, and then their monther tongue. Part of the worlds problems is the inability to communicate properly. Yes it is, and English has become a common language , beside German and French and Spanish. I would have to say that having about 70% of the Internet is in English and let's not forget the former British colonies across the world. Will it be "English" though? I would say it's more like a "bastardized" version of English with many foreign words mixed into it. Also consider, not everything could be translated to English properly. Not only missing because of missing dictionary words, but missing expressions and the different (simpler) grammar rules make it loose its meaning. And what else the benefit of knowing another language, beside speaking to someone who has it as a native language? There are many. It's not only "another" language, but a whole another world. Many things regarding culture and a way of life are exclusive to certain languages and it will be "lost in translation" and translation will not do a justice. Anyone who has never learned to speak another language fluently doesn't understand, that you don't translate words in your head while speaking it, but you basically switch to a different set of mind at the same time and you don't think about what it means in your own native tongue whatsoever, but it comes naturally, but because I "think" in English not only speak in English. Being born to immigrant parents, I have been bilingual all my life. I've found it quite easy to pick up other languages because of the "mind set" you refer to. Actually the more you learn, the next language is always easier to learn. Related languages are also easier (Spanish - Portuguese || English-French || Russian - Polish) What's gonna get you is the ones with no relation to anything else. |
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Edited by
HawaiiMusikMan
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Mon 06/07/10 10:09 PM
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A chick with a foreign accent is hot in my book!!!
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Yes, but ALL countires when they meet, the common lanquage that is required is english. Feel there should be one common language for all- whatever it is, and then their monther tongue. Part of the worlds problems is the inability to communicate properly. Yes it is, and English has become a common language , beside German and French and Spanish. I would have to say that having about 70% of the Internet is in English and let's not forget the former British colonies across the world. Will it be "English" though? I would say it's more like a "bastardized" version of English with many foreign words mixed into it. Also consider, not everything could be translated to English properly. Not only missing because of missing dictionary words, but missing expressions and the different (simpler) grammar rules make it loose its meaning. And what else the benefit of knowing another language, beside speaking to someone who has it as a native language? There are many. It's not only "another" language, but a whole another world. Many things regarding culture and a way of life are exclusive to certain languages and it will be "lost in translation" and translation will not do a justice. Anyone who has never learned to speak another language fluently doesn't understand, that you don't translate words in your head while speaking it, but you basically switch to a different set of mind at the same time and you don't think about what it means in your own native tongue whatsoever, but it comes naturally, but because I "think" in English not only speak in English. Being born to immigrant parents, I have been bilingual all my life. I've found it quite easy to pick up other languages because of the "mind set" you refer to. Actually the more you learn, the next language is always easier to learn. Related languages are also easier (Spanish - Portuguese || English-French || Russian - Polish) What's gonna get you is the ones with no relation to anything else. Like Hungarian, from what I hear. Apparently, it sounds like nothing else! |
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