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Deborah · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:35 pm Post subject:

I can't get to Josh's web page. Anyone else having trouble?

Deborah · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:36 pm Post subject:

Oh, and welcome, Josh!

Josh Lalonde · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:53 am Post subject:

Thanks. My link wasn't working because it made the period part of it. This is the page: http://media.putfile.com/Comma-Passage
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Liz · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:36 am Post subject:

Welcome Josh!

Unfortunately, I'm currently unable to listen to your recording because I don't have an audio device installed.

Is it the same recording you posted on Antimoon a couple of months ago? As far as I can remember, it was crisp and clear and you have a pleasant voice. And, of course you didn't sound Chinese like Travis!

You might have noticed as well that Antimooners have a peculiar, albeit well-documented tendency to mistake anyone for Chinese whose accent happens to be different from theirs. I particularly enjoyed the discussions about Travis' accent - they tried to convince him that he was Chinese or some kind of Asian, but at least a non-native speaker for sure! What's more, a long time ago, when he used to have heated debates with prescriptivists, some of them claimed that he was a non-native English speaker who pretended to be a native speaker, on account of his "poor" style of writing (=his sentences are too long). (Although this belongs to the Antimoon Rants thread and is clearly off-topic here, this is one of the threads where poor Travis is being castigated by ardent prescriptivist: http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t222-0.htm)
The poor guy has had rough luck over there!

I'm still amazed that he is visiting that forum and bitterly disappointed that he prefers their company to ours.

Thanks for the compliments (Josh and Deborah)!

Anyway, Deborah, certain sounds were really out of place.

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Josh Lalonde · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject:

There was one guy (a Guest of course) who insisted not only that Travis was actually Asian, but that he was North Korean, and that he was willing to bet his life on it. I asked him why North Korean and not South, and he said it was because of his "rigid attitude".
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Liz · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject:

Elaine · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:

Porthos · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

Josh Lalonde · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

No, not a dorm room, but I was sitting in my bedroom recording this with my brother downstairs, and I don't want to sound like I was talking to myself...I should probably re-record it when no one's in the house.
Yes Liz, my signature is from a song. It's "Distraction Massive" by IAM. I discovered French rap about a year ago, and now I'm hooked. It's a good way to practice too.
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Deborah · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:33 am Post subject:

Liz · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

Yelina · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject:

Didier69 · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

to be honest as a French native speaker. I don't understand at all what they are talking about. It's no French this.

this is good rap and in clear French slang.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trCaaNtGuwk
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Losseh · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject:

For the long time nothing has been happening in this topic. Thus, I decided to add some audiofile. I recorded a poem of Johann Wolfgang Goethe - Erlkoenig in german of course. Here is the link to rapidshare:

http://rapidshare.com/files/122013356/Erlkoenig.wav

I add the text here, so that you understand what I say ;) :

Erlkoenig

Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind?
Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind;
Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm,
Er faßt ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm.

"Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?"
"Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht?
Den Erlenkönig mit Kron und Schweif?"
"Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif."

"Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir!
Gar schöne Spiele spiel' ich mit dir;
Manch' bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand,
Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand."

"Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht,
Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?"
"Sei ruhig, bleib ruhig, mein Kind;
In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind."

"Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn?
Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön;
Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Reihn,
Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein."

"Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort
Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort?"
"Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh es genau:
Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau."

"Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt;
Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt."
"Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an!
Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!"

Dem Vater grauset's, er reitet geschwind,
Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind,
Erreicht den Hof mit Müh' und Not;
In seinen Armen das Kind war tot.
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- Mit Zeit und Geduld, wird das Maulbeerblatt Seide

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André in Zuid-Afrika · Site Admin Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 1908

Sadly, I can't listen to your recording right now, Losseh, I seem to have to download some more programmes first.

I'll do that tomorrow. In the meantime, it's great to have you back!

How you're doing, buddy?

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Losseh · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject:

How I'm doing? I'm still whole, alive and even healthy! :P I'm glad that sometimes anything appears on this forum.. Simultaneously to my feeling of happiness I'm also sad because of contrary reason.. Why do you all write here anything so seldom?? ;)
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"- Med tid og tålmodighet, blir morbærbladet silke.

- Mit Zeit und Geduld, wird das Maulbeerblatt Seide

- With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes silk"

André in Zuid-Afrika · Site Admin Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 1908