Give examples of words that English is missing

Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:24 pm GMT
What's the average age of the ,Germans, in your class?
Candy   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:28 pm GMT
They're all adults - between about 28 and 50, although the vast majority are in their 30s. All professionals, too - they need English in their jobs so I teach 95% Business English.
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:29 pm GMT
And what kind of accent do you try to give them?
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:31 pm GMT
And what kind of accent do you try to give them?
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:32 pm GMT
And what kind of accent do you try to give them?
Candy   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:33 pm GMT
Err, not sure I really try to give them an accent! I don't think that's really part of my job. Most of them are more focused on British English cos they do business with British people. I concentrate sometimes on intonation, but not really accent.
What accent do YOU have?
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:41 pm GMT
People say I sound like a Norwegian news anchor, would you like to hear it?
Candy   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:43 pm GMT
Love to!!
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:53 pm GMT
Sander   Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:27 pm GMT
Candy, that doesnt work (on purpose) because there currently is a troll on Antimoon (AGAIN!!!DAMN IT!) if you want to hear it, go to http://14.freebb.com/index.php?freebb=antimoonbis and ask.
Deborah   Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:57 am GMT
Sander's exaggerating -- ONE person said he sounded like a Norwegian news anchor!
Uriel   Mon Aug 22, 2005 2:45 am GMT
But secretly, he was quite taken with it.
Sander   Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:07 am GMT
LOL, well 'you have a RP accent ' would have been great too ;)
Candy   Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:20 am GMT
Sander, have you posted it yet?
I'm dying to hear what a Dutch-Norwegian news anchor sounds like...;)
Candy   Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:21 am GMT
And yes, aN RP accent would be mightily impressive....
I'm English and I sure as hell don't have one!