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Gibberish English

Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:18 am
by funkervogt
I think it's fascinating to try and figure out what English sounds like to foreigner's ears. What must I sound like?

This old Italian comedy sketch, which approximated English with a phonetically matching gibberish song, provides some clue:



Note the similarity to this song, which an AI recently created, to mimic Jimi Hendrix



English sounds like a smoother version of German.

Re: Gibberish English

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:05 pm
by ººº
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funkervogt wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:18 am I think it's fascinating to try and figure out what English sounds like to foreigner's ears. What must I sound like?

This old Italian comedy sketch, which approximated English with a phonetically matching gibberish song, provides some clue:



Note the similarity to this song, which an AI recently created, to mimic Jimi Hendrix

Interesting topic.
funkervogt wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:18 am English sounds like a smoother version of German.
Mixed with French?

Re: Gibberish English

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:11 pm
by funkervogt
Mixed with French?
French sounds much more nasal than English.

Re: Gibberish English

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:11 pm
by funkervogt
funkervogt wrote: Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:11 pm
Mixed with French?
French sounds much more nasal than American English.