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Old 04-26-2007, 08:00 PM   #21
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Originally posted by Ecthy
Whenever I hear Polish around me I check whether I still have all my stuff with me. Whenever I hear German, I think of the millions killed during ww2
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Old 04-26-2007, 09:46 PM   #22
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Originally posted by LordShiva
When I hear Polish, I think of Heresson fixed
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Old 04-26-2007, 10:22 PM   #23
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Originally posted by Barnabas
¿Un gitano? Por poco creíble que parezca, sí.
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Old 04-26-2007, 11:36 PM   #24
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Originally posted by Heresson


Whenever I hear french I think about the millions of innocent frogs and snails that were eaten by its users Billions, not millions
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Old 04-27-2007, 01:05 AM   #25
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Originally posted by VetLegion
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So this got me wondering: can we conclude something about "national character" from just the sound of language its people speak?

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British English is self-righteous. American English... doesn't have a prevailing characteristic.

I know this isn't very scientific but it isn't meant to be
Feel free to comment my impressions and add your own. It all depends on perspective, in addition to very specific dialectic differences.

If you speak "Queen's" English, then standard American, Estuary, Cockney, Yorkshire, Australian and more all sound lazy. If you speak Australian English, then BBC talk sounds pompous. To Americans, angry Germans sound like Adolf Hitler. To Germans, some Americans sound as if they have hot potatoes in their mouths. To Thai folks, Americans sound harsh, with lots of kkhhs, ssshh, and thhs. To northern Americans, southern Americans sound like hicks. To southern Americans, northern Americans sound like nitwits.

It's all perspective.
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Old 04-27-2007, 10:46 AM   #26
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Originally posted by TheStinger
Please someone explain what British English as spoken is. Some bloke on a film somewhere, presumably.
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Old 04-27-2007, 11:15 AM   #27
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When I go to America people think I'm Australian,Irish or even one enlightened sole in Atlanta, Canadian!


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Old 04-27-2007, 01:54 PM   #28
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Originally posted by Emetri


Well, you can't really fault Italian footballers' footwear for not being completely up to date on these things. Ops

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Old 04-27-2007, 03:15 PM   #29
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Originally posted by TheStinger
When I go to America people think I'm Australian,Irish or even one enlightened sole in Atlanta, Canadian!


spelling fixed lol not really LOL

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Old 04-27-2007, 05:44 PM   #30
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Eastern Europeans and Chinese sound like they're deaf...

Unless there's another reason why they are constantly SHOUTING when they talk.
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