Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: Re: The voice of an old friend
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Is that Yann?
Yes, being (1) a news reader, (2) a drunk or braggart or some other unpleasant person, and (3) very sad. There were several other voices as well. We were supposed to (a) write what he was saying and (b) guess what he was trying to project with each voice. I believe all of this was in response to someone saying that swearing didn't sound like swearing in French.
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:30 am Post subject: Re: The voice of an old friend
Deborah wrote:
André in Zuid-Afrika wrote:
Is that Yann?
Yes, being (1) a news reader, (2) a drunk or braggart or some other unpleasant person, and (3) very sad. There were several other voices as well. We were supposed to (a) write what he was saying and (b) guess what he was trying to project with each voice. I believe all of this was in response to someone saying that swearing didn't sound like swearing in French.
Yeh, I remember that. I so wish we just knew if Yann is OK...
And we've come a long way, haven't we? _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject:
As long as we're talking about an old friend, allow me to introduce myself to new friends. Here's a recording of my voice that was in the old langcafé -- a sample of standard American English, Californian variety.
[Edit]Rats! My data transfer limit has been exceeded, thanks to my own trip down memory lane.
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject:
Well, then, thank you again! I'm pleasantl surprised that you used limpide, because when I listen to that recording, I think I hear a bit of tightness in my voice that I'm pretty sure isn't there when I'm actually conversing with someone, rather than forcing myself to talk. But I might be sensitive to it just because of actually feeling it every time I've recorded my voice. It happens even when I do something as brief as recording my outgoing phone message. It gets ridiculous -- I'll attempt the message a dozen times before I can manage to say a couple of sentences without my voice cracking.
So when do we hear the voices of our newer members? _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
I don't exactly count as 'new' anymore, but I haven't managed to post my recording yet because I'm not sure how to save it as a small enough file. I use Mac OS X — does anyone know?
I don't know how to record my voice and transimit via the internet, so I'm afraid you'll have to go without my audios. If you think Deb sounds like a Californian, then you should hear me talk. I would definitely rock your socks with my Californian slang and accent, lol.
But for those of you who are fortunate enough to have the tech-know-how, please do post some audio self-recordings. _________________ Operation Northwoods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
Favorite languages = English/Spanish
Followed by Italian/French/Dutch
The 'old friend' is Yann; he used to be the owner of LangCafé, but then he suddenly disappeared.
And Josh, I'll see if I can help explain to you how to record yourself and upload it tomorrow — you shouldn't have a file size problem if you're using Windows, which I assume you are.
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:11 am Post subject:
Porthos wrote:
If you think Deb sounds like a Californian, then you should hear me talk. I would definitely rock your socks with my Californian slang and accent, lol.
Oh, I sound Californian, alright, but Californian from a much older generation than yours.
If you think Deb sounds like a Californian, then you should hear me talk. I would definitely rock your socks with my Californian slang and accent, lol.
Oh, I sound Californian, alright, but Californian from a much older generation than yours.
To be honest, for all I could tell, you could be from North Dakota or Wisconsin. Nothing about your speech or accent betrayed any particular "Californian" accent. But yes, you are right. You are from the generation that uses "why" at the beginning of a declaratory sentence, lol! _________________ Operation Northwoods - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
Favorite languages = English/Spanish
Followed by Italian/French/Dutch
Location: San Francisco, Noord-Kalifornië, Noord-Amerika
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:40 am Post subject:
Porthos wrote:
To be honest, for all I could tell, you could be from North Dakota or Wisconsin. Nothing about your speech or accent betrayed any particular "Californian" accent.
That's because back in my day, Californians were considered to have a General American accent -- the California accent hadn't developed yet.
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But yes, you are right. You are from the generation that uses "why" at the beginning of a declaratory sentence, lol!
Why you'd say that is a mystery to me. Is that what you mean? Or do you mean something like "Why, I have no idea what he means."
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I so wish we just knew if Yann is OK... 
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