Mike - The Sample
So I'll be a linguist in a future. My specialization is to be an interpreter, or a teacher. Also I'll get an opportunity to be a teacher. I study 2 languages, also I'll start studying Latin soon :))) I'm 18, and I'm on the second course, I have a lot of things to work on, and that's great!!!!!!!
I hope I'll be able to communicate using German in 2-3 years!!!
Und Sie haben zu mir gesagt, dass du kein Deutsch spricht! ):/ >>
Sander, das habe ich ganz bestimmt nie geschrieben!! Check upthread (or another one - I definitely said I speak German)
Why a mixture of 'du' and 'Sie'? Shall we agree to duzen?? And shouldn't that be "dass du kein Deutsch sprichSt'"??
Hi Mike, good luck with your German studies! And I really mean it - I'll do my best to help you, if I can!
Yes, I'm from England! The Lake District, to be specific - it's a national park in the north-west of England. Very beautiful!
Oops! That was me above - 'candyapple' is a silly alternative name!!
Yes,
Say, why arren't you posting on the other forum?! ;)
aren't, not arren't, Sander!
Tell you the truth, forgot all about it! ;) Will try to check it out tomorrow - got to go do some work on my novel now!!
Right, your novel... how could I forget... ;)
no, it's not silly, it sounds cool :)))
I want to ask you, I heard the speech of Dave Gahan (the leader of Depeche Mode, who's originally English, he grew up in Basildon) and i noticed the way he pronounce the words like "baby", "maybe", etc. it sounds like "miby", "biby", etc. how to explain this?
Oopss, he pronounces, of course )))
Right, your novel... how could I forget... ;) >>
hehehe, when I'm a rich and famous author you won't be able to forget!!
Hi Mike! Nice conversation we're having today! Not sure if I can explain WHY people say 'biby' etc - it's just a (well-known) part of their speech. This accent is often known as Estuary English and I'm sure there are people posting here who know far more about it than I do! It's also a feature of Cockney - have you seen the film 'My Fair Lady'? And, a feature of Australian English - there's a famous Australian joke:
Badly wounded soldier in hospital: 'Nurse, was I brought here to die?'
Nurse: 'No, love, you were brought here yester-die!'
yeah, I saw that movie. And I like it!!!
oh, there are so many dialects in AmE and BrE! It's so interesting, and I love to study different dialects, accents, whatever ... but it takes a lot of time to study it, but it brings me a joy ...
it brings me a joy ... >>
Great to hear, Mike!
Did you get the joke?!
Goood!!
Are there many dialects or regional differences in Russian?
mmm .. a good one ...
honestly, there are some, but it differs very very slightly ...
there are contryside accents! oh, man, that's something :))) old people have their own accent (bad accent to my ear), many teens speak the same ....
Basically, everything depends on a man's education. If a man is literate, he'll sound normal and general ... If you get any questions on Russian, I'll answer you :))))
I'd love to ask you some questions on Russian, but I'm going to leave it for another time - I share the computer and it's time to give it up...:(
Speak to you soon, Mike!