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Sound of American English

collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2013 in Ten Forward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00

For those of us who are native speakers of American English, this is apparently how we sound to people who do not speak English.

Maybe this could have been adapted for "Little Green Men"?

The video was made in 1972 by an Italian gentleman with nonsense words that sound like English to catch singers who acted like they understood the words of the songs they were singing in English.
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  • kain9primekain9prime Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    Hmm...sounds like a Bob Dylan song played backwards to a normal, forward playing, rock beat.

    :D
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  • jexsamxjexsamx Member Posts: 2,803 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    collegepark2151 wrote: »
    For those of us who are native speakers of American English, this is apparently how we sound to people who do not speak English.

    I only wish I sounded that funky.
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  • centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I too only wish I sounded like new age elvis.
  • gulberatgulberat Member Posts: 5,505 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    LOL, funny! And it comes with a good beat, too. ;)

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  • xigbargxigbarg Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    People may not be able to understand a word of it, but it doesn't stop one from saying "Groovy Baby!" in their native tongue.
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  • sander233sander233 Member Posts: 3,992 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    kain9prime wrote: »
    Hmm...sounds like a Bob Dylan song played backwards to a normal, forward playing, rock beat.

    :D

    I want some of whatever you're on.
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  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    edited May 2013
    HA HA! When I saw the title of the thread, I was expecting it to be a discussion of differences or something, and was planning posting a link to that exact video. I see you've done my job for me.

    I love that song, and I play it pretty regularly for other people.
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  • atatassaultatatassault Member Posts: 1,008 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    collegepark2151 wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00

    For those of us who are native speakers of American English, this is apparently how we sound to people who do not speak English.

    Maybe this could have been adapted for "Little Green Men"?

    The video was made in 1972 by an Italian gentleman with nonsense words that sound like English to catch singers who acted like they understood the words of the songs they were singing in English.
    That isn't a fair analysis. That's only showing how some US singers slur their words in song.
  • misterde3misterde3 Member Posts: 4,195 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    LOL...the idea itself is not new however.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4UhJpviVYg

    I'm pretty sure this is what my own native language (German) sounds to others.:P
  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    tacofangs wrote: »
    HA HA! When I saw the title of the thread, I was expecting it to be a discussion of differences or something, and was planning posting a link to that exact video. I see you've done my job for me.

    I love that song, and I play it pretty regularly for other people.

    I figured since it was 41 years old, a lot of people had already heard it, but it was new to me. :D It is really catchy even if it is just gibberish.
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  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    misterde3 wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure this is what my own native language (German) sounds to others.:P

    To me, German sounds a lot like Klingon. Lots of throaty and gutteral sounds. I don't speak either one.
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  • abaddon653abaddon653 Member Posts: 1,144 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    What in Q's name did I just watch?
  • kain9primekain9prime Member Posts: 739 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    sander233 wrote: »
    I want some of whatever you're on.
    It's called "8 Ball" - a red wine.

    Oll raight!


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  • neoakiraiineoakiraii Member Posts: 7,468 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    That's how I sound like, AWESOME!! Time to buy a big hat.
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