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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. 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. " 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)
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