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Dengue · 22-jul-2007, 09:40

Hello people...

I love watching TV and stuff, and I've realized through the years that british pronunciation seems much more attractive to me than others, such as american or australian. Although sometimes it's a little more difficult to reproduce than the ones I've mentioned, I really enjoy listening to that particular way that british people have to speak. Even if you listen the same speech with different pronunciations, it sounds sooo much better by someone who uses the british one. Besides, when it comes to something as banal as an insult, you get a wide variety of classy, stylish, wit expressions that make me like it even more.

I'd like you fellows to tell me your opinion about this issue, the way you see it, and also to vote, for british, american or any other you like.

See you...

Tincho · 22-jul-2007, 09:48

American English is the bastard child of the English language. A shame to the English that they engendered that, particularly given the exposure.

Then again, the English spoken in New England (particularly Boston) is quite similar to what you hear as British English (which in itself is artificial... what you hear on the BBC was invented by the BBC, it isn't really a dialect in any part of the Isles). Cockney, for instance, is rarer these days, and utterly incomprehensible. Geordie is very funny, and if we're talking about the best worst-pronounciation it has to be the Scottish Brogue, and by far. God damnit it's spectacular.

I find the Australian accent tremendously suitable to women for some reason.

Dengue · 22-jul-2007, 10:05

God I love those scottish bastards!!!!!!

It's quite ugly but at the same time it's spectacularly fun listening to!!(by the way, I love the Sean Connery impersonation on SNL

).

And I don't understand what you say about aussies, Tincho. I just remember poor Steve Irwin (RIP) saying 'Danger, danger, danger!!!', and it doesn't sound that good. And I don't think of australian women as particularly feminine as well.

Tincho · 22-jul-2007, 10:12

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It's quite ugly

Ugly? Scottish brogue UGLY? It's art. It's fucking marvellous!

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=mMmw6MKBNAA[/YOUTUBE]

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And I don't understand what you say about aussies, Tincho. I just remember poor Steve Irwin (RIP) saying 'Danger, danger, danger!!!', and it doesn't sound that good. And I don't think of australian women as particularly feminine as well.

I knew a few Aussies, and well, the accent suited them.

Dengue · 22-jul-2007, 10:28

It's ugly in a very lovely way... I don't really know how to say that, but its not that I don't like it... It's fascinating.

What I mean is that it's not as elegant as the regular english you listen in a movie(any movie with Hugh Grant for instance), but I really love it.

Julietitaa · 23-jul-2007, 01:00

You like 'tomeitou', I like 'tomatou'...
Let's call the whole thing off!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3fjQa5Hls[/youtube]

Bohemian_Scientist · 25-jul-2007, 07:31

I love scottish, irish and low class English =), like the english spoken in "Billy Elliot" for example.

.:PAU:. · 28-jul-2007, 02:30

In my case, I´d say that I prefer to speak and listen american english. I don´t know why, maybe because I feel more comfortable. However, I like british english also, specially when I´m joking... it sounds great.

Tincho · 29-jul-2007, 03:55

When you say "Low Class English" do you mean East-End Cockney?... And as common and popular as it was up until world war 2, it's beginning to fade. Which is a damned shame, it's veritably witty even if it's nigh on incomprehensible.

Bohemian_Scientist · 29-jul-2007, 05:24

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Originalmente publicado por Tincho

When you say "Low Class English" do you mean East-End Cockney?... And as common and popular as it was up until world war 2, it's beginning to fade. Which is a damned shame, it's veritably witty even if it's nigh on incomprehensible.

I´m not sure if it´s that english, when i say "low class english" i´m basically thinking in english spoken in british movies that are about the lower classes, the ones that comes to my mind right now are, as i said "Billy Elliot" and "Full monty". But if you say it´s beginning to fade, then i guess it´s not probably the one i talk about... since those movies are relatively new (yeah.... for me a movie of 10 years ago is still new

)

Selene_85 · 02-ago-2007, 01:00

I Love the british pronunciation... had to practice for years, until I was able to pronounce it properly... One of the thing I love about Anthony Hopkins is his voice and the way he speaks... ( I'm pretty sure I can fall in love with a man just by hear him talking.... (damn freak

))
Australian accent is very charming, But nothing compares with the scottish one though...
Well, it's quite late...( and I should be reading toxo...

)

Fer

P.S: As I said in another post, sorry, if I sent fruit (

) but, my engligh is a little bit rusty....

Dengue · 09-ago-2007, 09:40

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Originalmente publicado por Selene_85

P.S: As I said in another post, sorry, if I sent fruit (

) but, my engligh is a little bit rusty....

Iu can send fruit bicos iu ar e guach pistol (?)

Saluds.!! jajajaja

Tincho · 09-ago-2007, 09:54

Ramon Writes.

Psy · 13-ago-2007, 02:37

as long as it's not ghetto english (is that kind of slung even considered a language???), i like any kind of english. even german/english.

"I'd like to takke you to churrrccchhh"

voila! beautiful.

Juan

ps: i thought i could only like black & white movies while they were related to the gilmore girls somehow. but that thing my biological mother posted its quite good!!! (yeah, you are my biological mother. it's sort of hard to explain... so i'll call the whole thing off XD!!!!)

Dengue · 13-ago-2007, 08:40

When did I get a brother????

(Never stops... not even in English...

)

Tincho · 13-ago-2007, 08:52

I deny any involvement in the engendering of that aberration of nature.

Oh, and, black and white was the age of good cinema.

Dengue · 13-ago-2007, 08:55

I already knew you weren't my daddy...

Tincho · 13-ago-2007, 09:00

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I already knew you weren't my daddy...

I was talking about the other human derangement.

Dengue · 13-ago-2007, 09:03

You're just another guach pistol...

Tincho · 13-ago-2007, 09:07

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You're just another guach pistol...

Born, raised and PROUD to be so.

Dengue · 13-ago-2007, 09:19

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Originalmente publicado por Tincho

Born, raised and PROUD to be so.

Like every other guach pistol...

Like my neuro helper... He's the biggest guach pistol I've ever met...

Tincho · 13-ago-2007, 09:35

Give this guach pistol the respect he deserves, you pendej!

Dengue · 13-ago-2007, 09:49

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Originalmente publicado por Tincho

Give this guach pistol the respect he deserves, you pendej!

Hoohohoho!!!

Do guach pistols deserve respect or they don't ??? That's the question... Not that Hamlet thing...

And you are just a guach pistol like I said... You think I'm a pendej... But I'm no pendej anymore...

Julietitaa · 13-ago-2007, 09:54

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Originalmente publicado por Psy

ps: i thought i could only like black & white movies while they were related to the gilmore girls somehow. but that thing my biological mother posted its quite good!!! (yeah, you are my biological mother. it's sort of hard to explain... so i'll call the whole thing off XD!!!!)

Well, what can I say. It's Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Impossible not to adore them.

And about the motherhood thing... WHAT DAAAA HELL??? Shouldn't I remember at least giving birth?! I'm afraid my past is darker than what I thought...

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Originalmente publicado por Tincho

I deny any involvement in the engendering of that aberration of nature.

Oh, and, black and white was the age of good cinema.

Yeah! Now I remember...
Bad news, honey bunny! This Johnny 'thing' is actually yours.

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Originalmente publicado por dengueee

When did I get a brother????

(Never stops... not even in English...

)

I'm so sorry my dear! No more lies, I promisse.

At least not until the next moron comes up to join the "screw julietitaa's reputation" team (?).

22-jul-2007, 09:40	#1 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	BrE/AmE Hello people... I love watching TV and stuff, and I've realized through the years that british pronunciation seems much more attractive to me than others, such as american or australian. Although sometimes it's a little more difficult to reproduce than the ones I've mentioned, I really enjoy listening to that particular way that british people have to speak. Even if you listen the same speech with different pronunciations, it sounds sooo much better by someone who uses the british one. Besides, when it comes to something as banal as an insult, you get a wide variety of classy, stylish, wit expressions that make me like it even more. I'd like you fellows to tell me your opinion about this issue, the way you see it, and also to vote, for british, american or any other you like. See you... __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

22-jul-2007, 09:48	#2 (permalink)
Tincho Manciano Bambi Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Acassuso Universidad: Universidad de Wildstone Ocupación: Traducción Posts: 3,224 Agradecimientos realizados: 106 Agradecimientos recibidos: 160 en 91 posts	American English is the bastard child of the English language. A shame to the English that they engendered that, particularly given the exposure. Then again, the English spoken in New England (particularly Boston) is quite similar to what you hear as British English (which in itself is artificial... what you hear on the BBC was invented by the BBC, it isn't really a dialect in any part of the Isles). Cockney, for instance, is rarer these days, and utterly incomprehensible. Geordie is very funny, and if we're talking about the best worst-pronounciation it has to be the Scottish Brogue, and by far. God damnit it's spectacular. I find the Australian accent tremendously suitable to women for some reason. __________________ L'ennui est contrerevolutionaire Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -George Bernard Shaw Disclaimer: Si el presente mensaje le disgustó, ofendió o molestó de alguna manera, intencional o no intencional, lo invito cordialmente a ignorarme.

22-jul-2007, 10:05	#3 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	God I love those scottish bastards!!!!!! It's quite ugly but at the same time it's spectacularly fun listening to!!(by the way, I love the Sean Connery impersonation on SNL ). And I don't understand what you say about aussies, Tincho. I just remember poor Steve Irwin (RIP) saying 'Danger, danger, danger!!!', and it doesn't sound that good. And I don't think of australian women as particularly feminine as well. __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

22-jul-2007, 10:28	#5 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	It's ugly in a very lovely way... I don't really know how to say that, but its not that I don't like it... It's fascinating. What I mean is that it's not as elegant as the regular english you listen in a movie(any movie with Hugh Grant for instance), but I really love it. __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

23-jul-2007, 01:00	#6 (permalink)
Julietitaa Manciano Kovac Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Capital Federal Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,067 Agradecimientos realizados: 47 Agradecimientos recibidos: 114 en 50 posts MVP Condecoraciones: 1	You like 'tomeitou', I like 'tomatou'... Let's call the whole thing off! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3fjQa5Hls[/youtube] __________________ Be kind to me, or treat me mean, I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine. Editado por Julietitaa en 23-jul-2007 a las 01:26 .

25-jul-2007, 07:31	#7 (permalink)
Bohemian_Scientist Manciano Patch Adams Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Vicente López Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 314 Agradecimientos realizados: 10 Agradecimientos recibidos: 12 en 11 posts	I love scottish, irish and low class English =), like the english spoken in "Billy Elliot" for example. __________________ Its better to regret something you did rather than something you didn’t do

28-jul-2007, 02:30	#8 (permalink)
.:PAU:. Manciano Meredith Registrado: mayo-2007 País: Argentina Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 59 Agradecimientos realizados: 0 Agradecimientos recibidos: 1 en 1 post	In my case, I´d say that I prefer to speak and listen american english. I don´t know why, maybe because I feel more comfortable. However, I like british english also, specially when I´m joking... it sounds great.

29-jul-2007, 03:55	#9 (permalink)
Tincho Manciano Bambi Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Acassuso Universidad: Universidad de Wildstone Ocupación: Traducción Posts: 3,224 Agradecimientos realizados: 106 Agradecimientos recibidos: 160 en 91 posts	When you say "Low Class English" do you mean East-End Cockney?... And as common and popular as it was up until world war 2, it's beginning to fade. Which is a damned shame, it's veritably witty even if it's nigh on incomprehensible. __________________ L'ennui est contrerevolutionaire Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -George Bernard Shaw Disclaimer: Si el presente mensaje le disgustó, ofendió o molestó de alguna manera, intencional o no intencional, lo invito cordialmente a ignorarme.

02-ago-2007, 01:00	#11 (permalink)
Selene_85 Manciano Cameron Registrado: junio-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Capital Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 894 Agradecimientos realizados: 150 Agradecimientos recibidos: 185 en 97 posts	I Love the british pronunciation... had to practice for years, until I was able to pronounce it properly... One of the thing I love about Anthony Hopkins is his voice and the way he speaks... ( I'm pretty sure I can fall in love with a man just by hear him talking.... (damn freak )) Australian accent is very charming, But nothing compares with the scottish one though... Well, it's quite late...( and I should be reading toxo... ) Fer P.S: As I said in another post, sorry, if I sent fruit () but, my engligh is a little bit rusty....

09-ago-2007, 09:54	#13 (permalink)
Tincho Manciano Bambi Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Acassuso Universidad: Universidad de Wildstone Ocupación: Traducción Posts: 3,224 Agradecimientos realizados: 106 Agradecimientos recibidos: 160 en 91 posts	Ramon Writes. __________________ L'ennui est contrerevolutionaire Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -George Bernard Shaw Disclaimer: Si el presente mensaje le disgustó, ofendió o molestó de alguna manera, intencional o no intencional, lo invito cordialmente a ignorarme.

13-ago-2007, 02:37	#14 (permalink)
Psy Manciano Zoidberg Registrado: marzo-2007 País: Argentina Localización: General Rodriguez, Bs As (Zona Oeste) Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de secundaria Posts: 115 Agradecimientos realizados: 5 Agradecimientos recibidos: 3 en 2 posts	as long as it's not ghetto english (is that kind of slung even considered a language???), i like any kind of english. even german/english. "I'd like to takke you to churrrccchhh" voila! beautiful. Juan ps: i thought i could only like black & white movies while they were related to the gilmore girls somehow. but that thing my biological mother posted its quite good!!! (yeah, you are my biological mother. it's sort of hard to explain... so i'll call the whole thing off XD!!!!) __________________

13-ago-2007, 08:40	#15 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	When did I get a brother???? (Never stops... not even in English... ) __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

13-ago-2007, 08:52	#16 (permalink)
Tincho Manciano Bambi Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Acassuso Universidad: Universidad de Wildstone Ocupación: Traducción Posts: 3,224 Agradecimientos realizados: 106 Agradecimientos recibidos: 160 en 91 posts	I deny any involvement in the engendering of that aberration of nature. Oh, and, black and white was the age of good cinema. __________________ L'ennui est contrerevolutionaire Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -George Bernard Shaw Disclaimer: Si el presente mensaje le disgustó, ofendió o molestó de alguna manera, intencional o no intencional, lo invito cordialmente a ignorarme.

13-ago-2007, 08:55	#17 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	I already knew you weren't my daddy... __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

13-ago-2007, 09:03	#19 (permalink)
Dengue Manciano Kovac Registrado: febrero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Pastime Paradise Universidad: Universidad de Buenos Aires Ocupación: Estudiante de Medicina Posts: 1,080 Agradecimientos realizados: 23 Agradecimientos recibidos: 22 en 14 posts	You're just another guach pistol... __________________ Laws may make some types of works and inventions ineligible for monopoly; such works immediately enter the public domain upon publication. Many kinds of mental creations, are never covered by copyright.

13-ago-2007, 09:35	#22 (permalink)
Tincho Manciano Bambi Registrado: enero-2007 País: Argentina Localización: Acassuso Universidad: Universidad de Wildstone Ocupación: Traducción Posts: 3,224 Agradecimientos realizados: 106 Agradecimientos recibidos: 160 en 91 posts	Give this guach pistol the respect he deserves, you pendej! __________________ L'ennui est contrerevolutionaire Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -George Bernard Shaw Disclaimer: Si el presente mensaje le disgustó, ofendió o molestó de alguna manera, intencional o no intencional, lo invito cordialmente a ignorarme.