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What English sounds like to non-native speakers

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  1. AFS

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    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tHeLQPxgH4U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    I don't think this song would be too bad if it used actual words.
     
    #21 AFS, Oct 12, 2011
  2. EssTooKayTD

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    Just watch Idiocracy. That will probably give you an idea of what the rest of the world (Luke Wilson) thinks American English (The rest of society) sounds like.
     
    #22 EssTooKayTD, Oct 13, 2011
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    Tried it, but couldn't continue... I'm at work... I might finish it later (that's what I said):
    :grin:
     
    #23 SwoLy-D, Oct 13, 2011
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  4. Yung-T

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    Swoly is 100% right, this is exactly how it sounds to people that don't understand it and how it sounded to me when I was a child.
     
    #24 Yung-T, Oct 14, 2011
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