(August 10, 2014 at 10:58 pm)whateverist Wrote: I think I may have actually successfully loaded a video to Youtube for the first time in ages. Funny how severe I look. I don't feel that way on the inside. Oh, and I was using my computer to read the script from but it died midway. Winged it from there. (Repeated myself .. a little worrisome.)

As you can see I have no accent, just 'regular'.

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http://youtu.be/6IiLcVV3jvQ

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You don't look severe. You look like an intelligent but slightly nervous man making a video on a lovely garden. Nice to a face with the posts.

(August 10, 2014 at 11:35 pm)Jenny A Wrote: You look like a .. slightly nervous man making a video in a lovely garden.

Very generous of you to say only slightly nervous. For whatever reason, I always get uncomfortable having my picture taken. I though doing it in my power spot would help but an introvert doesn't ever completely lose its spots.

(August 10, 2014 at 11:57 pm)whateverist Wrote:

(August 10, 2014 at 11:35 pm)Jenny A Wrote: You look like a .. slightly nervous man making a video in a lovely garden.

Very generous of you to say only slightly nervous. For whatever reason, I always get uncomfortable having my picture taken. I though doing it in my power spot would help but an introvert doesn't ever completely lose its spots.

You noticed I cheated and used a still painting? Yes?

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

You have a deal.

things are looking up!
Whateverist and GBD, two cool guys I wouldn't mind one bit meeting in real life!

When I get the time (meaning, when I have half an hour in front of the computer without kids and wife buzzing around asking what I'm doing, and while there's some natural light around, because the webcam is shite), I'll do a "accent" thingie where I'll show you guys all the cool sounds in the portuguese language that are remarkably absent from the english language.
Hopefully, I'll tell you the difference between 'a', 'á' 'à', 'ã' and 'ê' (this last one is rare... I can only think of 2 words with that accent on an 'e' -> 'dêem', 'vêem', oh, oh... a third, 'têm') and all those wonderful diphthongs that kids hate in school! 'ão', 'ães', 'ões', etc...

That's the plan, at least. You guys think it may be worth the trouble?

(August 11, 2014 at 12:03 am)Jenny A Wrote:

(August 10, 2014 at 11:57 pm)whateverist Wrote: Very generous of you to say only slightly nervous. For whatever reason, I always get uncomfortable having my picture taken. I though doing it in my power spot would help but an introvert doesn't ever completely lose its spots.

You noticed I cheated and used a still painting? Yes?

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Yes. We noticed.

Yeah! What gives??

(August 11, 2014 at 8:36 am)GalacticBusDriver Wrote:

(August 11, 2014 at 12:03 am)Jenny A Wrote: You noticed I cheated and used a still painting? Yes?

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Yes. We noticed.

But you got my nasal voice and a self portrait which is rather more personal than a photo. Don't knock it. And the still shot idea got you Losty's voice which you probably wouldn't have gotten otherwise. It may get us Blackout yet.

(August 10, 2014 at 5:26 am)Vosur Wrote: All right, ze German has decided to submit a video as well.

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EEEE!! I love bilingual people! And love listening to people speak in other languages.... (Even if what you're reading is Mein Kampf...)

And the "Moving on." part. Loved it!

(August 10, 2014 at 8:31 pm)GalacticBusDriver Wrote: So, here it is/here I am:

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Loved it!!

(August 10, 2014 at 10:58 pm)whateverist Wrote: I think I may have actually successfully loaded a video to Youtube for the first time in ages. Funny how severe I look. I don't feel that way on the inside. Oh, and I was using my computer to read the script from but it died midway. Winged it from there. (Repeated myself .. a little worrisome.)

As you can see I have no accent, just 'regular'.

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Loved it, again! Squeezies to your puppy, Whatevs! She's so precious!

(August 11, 2014 at 5:22 am)pocaracas Wrote: When I get the time (meaning, when I have half an hour in front of the computer without kids and wife buzzing around asking what I'm doing, and while there's some natural light around, because the webcam is shite), I'll do a "accent" thingie where I'll show you guys all the cool sounds in the portuguese language that are remarkably absent from the english language.
Hopefully, I'll tell you the difference between 'a', 'á' 'à', 'ã' and 'ê' (this last one is rare... I can only think of 2 words with that accent on an 'e' -> 'dêem', 'vêem', oh, oh... a third, 'têm') and all those wonderful diphthongs that kids hate in school! 'ão', 'ães', 'ões', etc...

That's the plan, at least. You guys think it may be worth the trouble?

YES, PLEASE!!!!


Anyone else on the threads bilingual? As much as I would like to be, I'm not. I was once sitting in the waiting room at my physical therapist's office and couldn't figure out why I couldn't read the magazine I was holding - all the words looked "right" and should have made sense, but I couldn't read them! Then I realized it was a PEOPLE magazine written in Spanish. :p I've taken Spanish on and off since I was in about 2nd grade so while I can't speak or read it, it looks and sounds normal to me.

Then I went on a study abroad to Italy where I learned a little traveling Italian which totally fucked up whatever Spanish proficiency I still maintained from high school.

Oh, and the only thing I can say in German is "Ich habe meine Deutsch-Klasse heute Abend"

I'm not. I studied Spanish in high school for 4 years, and even French. Despite my SoCal birth and upbringing, I took to French much, much better, but even lost that.

I am a mutt, but a lot of my descent is Swedish, a language I love to listen to (enter "Show Me Love/Fucking Åmål"), but don't understand. I wouldn't mind learning someday, though.