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| Nephilim Diglot Senior Member Poland Joined 7144 days ago 363 posts - 368 votes  Speaks: English*, Polish | Message 49 of 297 01 June 2005 at 3:36pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi Magnum,
Do you remember what part of England she was from? Not all English accents sound beautiful. It has often been said that you only have to travel 10 miles in England to hear a different accent. I think there is a lot of truth in that. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Magnum Bilingual Triglot Retired Moderator Pro Member United States Joined 7116 days ago 359 posts - 353 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian*, French Studies: German Personal Language Map | Message 50 of 297 01 June 2005 at 3:45pm | IP Logged | |||||
Hi Nephilim. :) I don't know what part she was from. She sounded like Elizabeth Hurley. Her voice was very seductive. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| jradetzky Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom geocities.com/jradet Joined 7206 days ago 521 posts - 485 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2, GermanB1 | Message 51 of 297 01 June 2005 at 3:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
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If you want to listen to a wide variety of accents from the UK, go to:
British Library English Accents and Dialects And look for Liverpool or Newcastle. Outlandish indeed. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Viktoria Newbie United States Joined 7131 days ago 13 posts - 13 votes | Message 52 of 297 03 June 2005 at 5:37pm | IP Logged | |||||
There are dozens of Italian restaurants, all run by Italians (as in, all the staff). I find them amusing. Especially the men who seem to be even more sentimental and gesture-y than the women. I used to think it was for show, but nope, this is really how they are. And boy do they hustle. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Nephilim Diglot Senior Member Poland Joined 7144 days ago 363 posts - 368 votes Speaks: English*, Polish | Message 53 of 297 03 June 2005 at 5:48pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi Magnum,
She was most likely from the south of England 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| fflarex Newbie United States Joined 7119 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 54 of 297 06 June 2005 at 4:17pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Why is German generally considered an 'ugly' language? Everyone I talk to says the same thing, but frankly I don't see why. All they hear is a lot of Sh sounds and Ks, and while I admit that before I started learning it I also heard that, I never classified it as ugly. I actually think it is my favorite, the sounds seem to 'penetrate' easier; that is, when you speak it you can feel the sounds in your chest and throat instead of just in your mouth. Hard to explain but I'm sure somebody here knows what I'm talking about.
On the other hand I've always despised French, yet most people seem to consider it a beautiful language. Maybe I'm just completely backwards. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| jradetzky Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom geocities.com/jradet Joined 7206 days ago 521 posts - 485 votes 1 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2, GermanB1 | Message 55 of 297 06 June 2005 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | |||||
I also consider German a beautiful language. It has got soft sounds like "ch" at the end of words like "ich", "fünfzig" and the rounded vowel "ü". Listen to this German lady speaking. She sounds so sweet. I think compared to American English, German sounds a lot more pleasant. Edited by jradetzky on 07 June 2005 at 11:26am 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| That_Guy Diglot Groupie United States Joined 7097 days ago 74 posts - 87 votes Studies: Hindi, English*, Spanish | Message 56 of 297 22 June 2005 at 12:16am | IP Logged | |||||
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I would have to agree with one of the earlier posts and say that Polynesian languages sound very beautiful, more specifically Hawaiian, Tahitian and Samoan are closely tied for second. I also think that Thai is very melodious, and despite what some people may think I think that Vietnamese, if not beautiful, is certainly an entertaining language. Well, I never really thought that American English grated upone the ear as much as some people here think. To me it'll always be my mother tongue, and thus, familiar and in some way, beautiful. To me at least.
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