tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post8455798461016609408..comments2024-03-28T05:59:52.454-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: Link: What does English sound like to foreign ears?Juliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-9582895076645914842012-09-29T08:24:43.650-07:002012-09-29T08:24:43.650-07:00I'm sure, Jai! Thanks for commenting.I'm sure, Jai! Thanks for commenting.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-40131201308787433702012-09-28T22:14:49.277-07:002012-09-28T22:14:49.277-07:00Since a lot of people in my family speak languages...Since a lot of people in my family speak languages other than English as their first language, I hear stuff like this all the time. It never fails to make me laugh!<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-28883262717506741862012-09-27T11:38:04.481-07:002012-09-27T11:38:04.481-07:00OFloinn, that's totally awesome. :DOFloinn, that's totally awesome. :DJuliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-40594306174595804112012-09-27T11:26:31.957-07:002012-09-27T11:26:31.957-07:00When I saw "O Dad, Poor Dad! Mamma's Hun...When I saw "O Dad, Poor Dad! Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I Feel So Bad" in English, the part of the Commodore (iirc) was done to comic effect in a French accent. When I saw it in German years later* the part was done in a broad American accent. I knew it right off, but dang if I can tell you how I knew it, aside from the glides added to the long vowels. <br /><br />(*)In case you were wondering: "O Vater, armer Vater! Mutter hing dich in den Schrank und ich bin so krank."TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.com