Alpo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 You are somewhere that you do not speak the language. Your child, however, does. You wish to tell one of the natives something. Do you say, "Child, how do I say 'hooba hooba hooba'?" Or do you say, "Child, please tell him 'hooba hooba hooba'." It has been my experience that foreign languages have pronunciation issues for people that only speak English. I myself I am unable to say dog in Spanish, because I cannot roll the double-R correctly. I have therefore fallen back on asking my daughter to translate. Comic, and the waiter asks the father if he would like something to eat. The father asks his daughter, "how do I say 'thank you but I am unable to eat anything at this time'?" The daughter whispers in his ear. He then tells the waiter, "My flatulence is the thing of legends", while she stands behind him snickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Alpo said: It has been my experience that foreign languages have pronunciation issues for people that only speak English. This would be the universal experience, I would think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 6 hours ago, Alpo said: "My flatulence is the thing of legends", while she stands behind him snickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I have been able to roll my Rs since I was a wee lad but I still feel inadequate with the Russian Р (r). They don’t all roll their Rs much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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