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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation The fish trap exists because of the fish. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. Believe those who are seeking the truth. Eggs cannot be unscrambled. Alan Kennedy's Color/Language Project - The Idiom List. Speech Accent Archive. What does English sound like to foreign ears? We’ve all heard examples of fake Chinese or German from speakers who lack familiarity with either language.
While typically cringe-worthy, these examples do raise interesting questions regarding our own language. What does English sound like to non-English speakers? After more than 40 years, Adriano Celentano’s “Prisencolinensinainciusol” remains one of the most illuminating examples. Prepare to rock out and sorta kinda rap with an Italian comedian: I think I love it. “Just for the story, in France, when we don’t speak English and we want to imitate the sound, we call it “yaourter”(to yoghourt), the imitation sounds like a very nasal language, kind of like a baby crying.
Along similar lines, onomatopoeia (words that imitate or suggest the words they describe) provide amusing insight into the differences between different languages. And here’s a BBC Radio 4 interview with Derek Abbott from the University of Adelaide on animal noises in other languages: What does English sound like to foreign ears? - The Blogs at HowStuffWorks. Discussion Flowchart. Phonetic Alphabet.
By stretch | Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 3:18 a.m. UTC How often have you been on one end of a telephone conversation that went like this? A: "Okay, give me the MAC address. " B: "Zero zero, zero two, six bee--" A: "Six what? " B: "Bee. " ...and so on. The phonetic alphabet is a mapping of individual letters and numbers to specially chosen words which are unlikely to be mistaken for one another (for instance, none of the words in the phonetic alphabet rhyme). About the Author Jeremy Stretch is a network engineer living in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area. Comments Dedan (guest) December 31, 2009 at 3:28 a.m. I find this usually identifies the person I am talking to as a veteran. CiscomonkeyDecember 31, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. I do this by habit (former military here). Haakon (guest) December 31, 2009 at 3:58 a.m. Using the NATO phonetic alphabet saved me so much frustration when doing first level helpdesk.
GabrooksDecember 31, 2009 at 3:58 a.m. AlvarezpDecember 31, 2009 at 4:07 a.m. Announcer's Test. The Announcer's Test This is called the announcer's test. It originated at Radio Central New York in the early 1940's as a cold reading test given to prospective radio talent to demonstrate their speaking ability. Del Moore, a long time friend of Jerry's, took this test at Radio Central New York in 1941, and passed it on to him. (Del Moore is best remembered as Dr. Warfield in "The Nutty Professor," 1963) Jerry has performed this test on radio, television and stage for many years, and it has become a favorite tongue twister of his fans around the world. Biography / Museum Tour (Timeline) / Filmography / Museum StoreClips & Bites / Fan Club / "Damn Yankees" / Credits / Home Click Here to send us an email Click Here for Copyright information.
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