TheNewGuy Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Isn't that the chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 It is Chinese, and it's actually the other way around. Stereotypically, people who speak Chinese as a primary language have difficult using the consonant "l". Therefore, "airplane" becomes "airprane", "little" becomes "rittle", etc. Granted, I'm speaking out of the left side of my ***, and basing this "knowledge" on the influence of comedic entertainment (IE- Family Guy). Therefore, if I'm incorrect and offensive, take your homocidal impulses up with Seth MacFarlane. If I'm correct... all your credit are belong to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 All your base are belong to Family Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celerity Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 I thought the Japaneese didn't have an "R" in their alphabet' date=' or the "R" sound. I've heard lots of people from Japan pronounce rice as lice.[/quote'] They don't have an r or l in their alphabet. Or any other letter for that matter...because..they do not have an alphabet, much less the roman one. They do have a syllabary though. The following hiragana/katakana characters are transcribed commonly into English like this: ら=ra れ=re ラ=ra レ=re If I wanted to transcribe "celerity" into Japanese, it would look like this: サレイティ Sareiti (sa-reh-ee-tee) Note that each full character stands for a full syllable, not a sound. Every syllable gets the same stress and length. This is what gives the Japanese speakers a "machine-gun" feel. Of course, they also use Chinese characters. There is a common misconception that the Japanese flap "r" is a mix between the American English "r" (v. retroflex approx) and "l" (v. alveolar approx.)..leaning towards the "l". This isn't true. A better comparison would be with the American English and Japanese -intervocalic- flap. Basically the same sound as the flap ending in the American pronunciation of "city". A good way to see if somebody is a native speaker of Japanese is to have them say the word "rarely"...if it sounds like "really", you'll know they are a Japanese speaker. Chinese: The Chinese (mandarin) "r" is very very very different from any English sound. To me, it sounds like "zhr". The main problem with native Chinese speakers adjusting to English isn't in the pronunciation so much, as in the intonation. If you've ever walked into a Chinese restaurant and had this happen, "HELLO! WAIT ONE MOMENT NOW! JUST ONE MOMENT!" followed by screams/seemingly death threats in some strange language into the kitchen when you actually order....you'll know what I'm talking about. They don't really mean to yell at you, they just don't understand the English stressing and intonation (coming from a tonal background)... Speaking of stigmaticisms...this is one reason that the Chinese have a lower standing in the US than the Japanese (among many other reasons)...this "lack of control" is very low on acceptable scale of English speakers compared to the Japanese "funking up their r's". If you ever hear someone saying "herrow" (hello), you can give a quick tip by telling them to make sure their tongue touches the roof of their mouth when they say an L. R's don't do that. Ahh...I love phonology... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobcatFan Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 How about native spanish speakers . A favorite of mine. Hi. Welcome in yack in the box. Would you like a yumbo yack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Please tell me there's not an ACTUAL restaurant called "Jack in the Box," where they serve "Jumbo Jacks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 There is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belegriel Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Shay-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questioner Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 How do you pronounce Belegriel? I say Bell-le-grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtsoShex Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Bell-egg-ree-ill? And yes, there's a Jack-In-the-Box. It's not very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruelEdict Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I thought it was Be-ll-eg-gr-ee-i-ll. Bell-egg-ree-ill? And yes, there's a Jack-In-the-Box. It's not very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 My spin on things. I don't care if they're wrong. Shay-man Drow (As in "throw" and not Drow as in "plough" even though I think it's the latter) Bel-lé-gree-yel Tur-kee Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiere Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Last time I remember, Jack in the Box had pretty good food. Anybody ever been to Betos? It might be just a Utah thing, but they're really good. Mmm...Tejano burrito... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruelEdict Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Not in my America, son. Last time I remember' date=' Jack in the Box had pretty good food. Anybody ever been to Betos? It might be just a Utah thing, but they're really good. Mmm...Tejano burrito...[/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrothum Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Jack in the box has awesome food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbond Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Not in my America' date=' son.[/quote'] lol, shall i fetch your weathered John Deere cap and rifle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malanith Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 >wield rifle Your hands are full! >eq You are wearing: (glowing) a dim 40 watt bulb your wedding band your OTHER wedding band a weathered John Deere cap a duck whistle a wife-beater a camoflague jacket dirty camoflague pants a HUGE belt buckle some huntin' boots a spit cup smeared camo paint a nagging wife >mutter >inv You are carrying: a rifle fer shootin' (Humming) a pouch o' tobacco a big sack >grumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 wow...that's all i can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questioner Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Malanith is really a hill billy! yaaaaah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lemming Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 that is like what half the people I live around look like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belegriel Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Bell-egg-re-al Malanith has been looking at my photos on the IMM photo forum, with the exception of the nagging wife floating nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yeah. Belegriel lives in one of those Alternative-Lifestyle friendly states, if you know what I mean. I totally mean a "vegetarian" lifestyle. Don't come hunt me down and kill me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belegriel Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 No, my last wife didn't like kissing me when I had a dip in so we aren't married any longer....however I'm always looking for a future third ex-Mrs. Beleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 No' date=' my last wife didn't like kissing me when I had a dip in so we aren't married any longer....however I'm always looking for a future third ex-Mrs. Beleg[/quote'] You sound like Lenny Briscoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belegriel Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Dunno lennie briscoe, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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