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I've got a plan. I start a fake-titled thread such as 'Middle East crisis' then my next post underneath becomes the real thread topic. That'll fool them hahahahaBarcon said:
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Why Always Ste
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I don't know why but I just find the Scouse accent so funny.... When they sound like they have flem on their throats, gets me in stitches.
I've been having dull conversations in the street with scousers and I've just randomly burst out laughing due to their accents.
I've been having dull conversations in the street with scousers and I've just randomly burst out laughing due to their accents.
A mate of mine wanted to live in spain, so he got an instructor, learnt the language and bought a place in valencia and moved there, said he got looked at funny when he spoke, turns out he learnt the kings spanish with all the pronounciation etc. ( Like talking the queens english)
gordondaviesmoustache
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In the terms of the US, I reckon I can distinguish between a New York, New England, Texas, Generic Southern, Minnesota and Californian accent pretty well.
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Dicko69 said:A mate of mine wanted to live in spain, so he got an instructor, learnt the language and bought a place in valencia and moved there, said he got looked at funny when he spoke, turns out he learnt the kings spanish with all the pronounciation etc. ( Like talking the queens english)
Isnt that the same for every country?
I obviously learned English at school, but later on realized that while it is nice to be able to have a conversation with the Queen it doesnt help if you run into "normal" folks with all the different accents etc.
When I started my first job I had a colleague from Ireland who was a really nice older bloke. On my second day at work I met him on the way to the office and he started to talk to me. How I liked it so far etc....so just some casual small talk. I didnt understand a word and looked like a complete idiot as I had to ask him to repeat pretty much every sentence due to his accent.
8 years of English at school obviously don´t prepare you for the real world. ;)
If someone learns German at an English school he gets taught "Hochdeutsch" (like the queen´s german just without...erm queen) I would assume.
Good luck understanding people in Germany.... Regional accents are as common over here as they are in the UK and some words even have a different meaning depending on where you are. Can lead to some funny surprises...
I wonder anyway why education (at least over here) is not really focused on what you really need in daily business. We read fucking Othello from Shakespeare in English lessons but couldn´t survive on our own in England without making a fool of ourself....
Chris in London
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Bembeltown said:Dicko69 said:A mate of mine wanted to live in spain, so he got an instructor, learnt the language and bought a place in valencia and moved there, said he got looked at funny when he spoke, turns out he learnt the kings spanish with all the pronounciation etc. ( Like talking the queens english)
Isnt that the same for every country?
I obviously learned English at school, but later on realized that while it is nice to be able to have a conversation with the Queen it doesnt help if you run into "normal" folks with all the different accents etc.
When I started my first job I had a colleague from Ireland who was a really nice older bloke. On my second day at work I met him on the way to the office and he started to talk to me. How I liked it so far etc....so just some casual small talk. I didnt understand a word and looked like a complete idiot as I had to ask him to repeat pretty much every sentence due to his accent.
8 years of English at school obviously don´t prepare you for the real world. ;)
If someone learns German at an English school he gets taught "Hochdeutsch" (like the queen´s german just without...erm queen) I would assume.
Good luck understanding people in Germany.... Regional accents are as common over here as they are in the UK and some words even have a different meaning depending on where you are. Can lead to some funny surprises...
I wonder anyway why education (at least over here) is not really focused on what you really need in daily business. We read fucking Othello from Sharespeare in English lessons but couldn´t survive on our own in England without making a fool of ourself....
Othello IS what you need to survive in business.
"Who steals my purse steals trash; tis something, nothing
'Twas mine, tis his and has been slave to thousands.
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed"
In other words, harming the competition's reputation does more damage than harming them economically
Nuff said :)
pominoz
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Aussie's sound pretty much the same, but i can pick someone from Adelaide, from their accent
Chancy Termites
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Spanish pronounce Z like TH whereas South Americans pronounce it like an S. Some South Americans don't pronounce the S on the end of words.
Barcon said:The people in Quebec sound different to people from Canada.
How bad must it be being Canadian, living next to the Americans, and amongst the French..