Search:

Type: Posts; User: Tooting Carmen; Keyword(s):

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3

Search: Search took 1.42 seconds.

  1. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: You sound fine.

    You sound fine.
  2. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Apart from the cackling sound in the background,...

    Apart from the cackling sound in the background, it sounds fine.
  3. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: You sound mostly British but mixed with something...

    You sound mostly British but mixed with something American and something foreign.
  4. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Actually, at least in relative terms if not...

    Actually, at least in relative terms if not possibly even real terms, the US has less diversity in accents than the UK.
  5. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: NO NO NO.

    NO NO NO.
  6. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: No, you sound very foreign.

    No, you sound very foreign.
  7. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Greek forum member.

    Greek forum member.
  8. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: A rather cold and dehumanising comparison and...

    A rather cold and dehumanising comparison and worldview.
  9. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: You sound like a drunk version of Faklon. xD

    You sound like a drunk version of Faklon. xD
  10. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: If you mean it is an albeit indirect legacy of...

    If you mean it is an albeit indirect legacy of Empire, then yes. But in fact, Ireland and Portugal both had PMs of (partial) Indian descent before us. All the same, even in 1987 there were only...
  11. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Perhaps so. But the main point is the reason we...

    Perhaps so. But the main point is the reason we are conducting this debate in English, rather than any other language, is due to the legacy of firstly British and more recently American power. What...
  12. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: I also find it deeply ironic how he has co-opted...

    I also find it deeply ironic how he has co-opted the nonsensical term "cultural appropriation" from SJW types. And usually most people who are proud want others to learn their language, which is an...
  13. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Sehr gut.

    Sehr gut.
  14. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: You sound very Brazilian in both languages...

    You sound very Brazilian in both languages...
  15. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Oddly, you sound like an American speaking...

    Oddly, you sound like an American speaking Spanish. xD Your accent in English, as you said yourself, is a peculiar British-American-foreign hybrid. Your accent in Portuguese just sounds generic...
  16. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: My Brazilian teachers were both Paulistas, but I...

    My Brazilian teachers were both Paulistas, but I have modified my Brazilian accent over the years because a lot of my clients are Portuguese and Lusophone Africans who can be surprisingly flustered...
  17. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Accent in English sounds Generic American mixed...

    Accent in English sounds Generic American mixed with something else. Accent in Spanish sounds Generic Latin American mixed with something else. I cannot speak Russian, but you sound clearly much...
  18. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Generic continental European accent.

    Generic continental European accent.
  19. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Here am I singing the opening two lines in...

    Here am I singing the opening two lines in English, Spanish, Portuguese and the original French:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzaTyxMduH4

    https://voca.ro/1lrR0OKo5RUz
  20. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Very American-influenced.

    Very American-influenced.
  21. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: As a professional translator and interpreter, I...

    As a professional translator and interpreter, I can tell you the three most bloody difficult things to translate are music, poetry and humour. Out of curiosity, did you instantly recognise the song...
  22. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: I wonder how well the song in general would work...

    I wonder how well the song in general would work in Dutch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzaTyxMduH4&pp=ygUmcG91ciBxdWUgdHUgbSdhaW1lcyBlbmNvcmUgY2VsaW5 lIGRpb24%3D
  23. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Say this Dutch translation of a Celine Dion song...

    Say this Dutch translation of a Celine Dion song (I found it using google translate):
    "Ik begreep alle woorden
    Ik heb het goed begrepen, dank je"
  24. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: British mixed with something else.

    British mixed with something else.
  25. Replies
    3,886
    Views
    409,508

    Sticky: Funnily enough, he used to sound more...

    Funnily enough, he used to sound more transatlantic than this.
Results 1 to 25 of 69
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3