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jeff_lindqvist
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 Message 41 of 56
24 July 2012 at 5:07pm | IP Logged 
I have yet to meet one person that speaks without ersm ahsm uhms... Even politicians have them included in the (memorized) script to sound natural - how about that!
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 Message 42 of 56
24 July 2012 at 5:29pm | IP Logged 
The competition has now closed and we're awaiting the official announcement from the Goethe Institue to read who won. A big thank you to everyone who voted, your support has been overwhelming. We're keeping our fingers crossed for you, Richard! :)

Edited by Teango on 24 July 2012 at 5:33pm

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 Message 43 of 56
24 July 2012 at 5:40pm | IP Logged 
jeff_lindqvist wrote:
I have yet to meet one person that speaks without ersm ahsm uhms... Even politicians have them included in the (memorized) script to sound natural - how about that!


I wrote some of those scripts once upon a erm time.
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montmorency
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 Message 44 of 56
24 July 2012 at 7:47pm | IP Logged 
maydayayday wrote:
jeff_lindqvist wrote:
I have yet to meet one person that speaks
without ersm ahsm uhms... Even politicians have them included in the (memorized) script
to sound natural - how about that!


I wrote some of those scripts once upon a erm time.



I hope you managed to slip in some "Micky Finns" ...   :-)

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 Message 45 of 56
24 July 2012 at 9:26pm | IP Logged 
Is anyone else anxious for the Goethe Institute to finally make their announcement?
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maydayayday
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 Message 46 of 56
24 July 2012 at 10:03pm | IP Logged 
montmorency wrote:
maydayayday wrote:
jeff_lindqvist wrote:
I have yet to meet one person that speaks
without ersm ahsm uhms... Even politicians have them included in the (memorized) script
to sound natural - how about that!


I wrote some of those scripts once upon a erm time.

I hope you managed to slip in some "Micky Finns" ...   :-)


I might have!

Spoonerisms, malapropisms and general malarkey were the norm .....

We then found bullsh*t bingo: you were given 5 words or phrases any you weave them into the narrative.....

Or the first letter of each sentence spells out a rude word .....

I know it's childish but was fun at the time.
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 Message 47 of 56
25 July 2012 at 9:09am | IP Logged 
portunhol wrote:
Is anyone else anxious for the Goethe Institute to finally make their announcement?


They have now made the announcement, and Torbyrne is now officially their Ambassador of Multilingualism.

Congratulations to him, and thanks to all who supported him on his well-deserved success.

[EDIT: Sorry, just noticed that Torbyrne has also announced his success in another thread]

Edited by Splog on 25 July 2012 at 9:11am

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 Message 48 of 56
25 July 2012 at 11:34am | IP Logged 
It is a good thing that that conference gets an exceptionally well qualified person to deliver a speech, but the question is whether the rest of the conference can live up to his standard. The setup of the competition and their low-content homepage don't look too promising - Torbyrne will in all likelihood be the most qualified participant there.


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