Comparing English with other Languages?

Ok, I tried hard and eventually I stole a moment from my hectic schedule and I listened, although I’m not crazy about Jazz.
I think these guys have a good pronunciation, what do you say?
“Michelle my belle” is a beautiful song - I hope it will never die (the original, I mean)

Frenglish is easy and I enjoyed using it and I did it a lot, last week.
I was in Nice when you announced that besides Chindian and Womaneze there’s also Frenglish, which I didn’t know. Good that I found it out at the right moment! :slight_smile:
I can tell Frenglish is fun! 5 days sur la Cote d’Azur, among French (and English) speakers, I felt relaxed knowing that one way or another, I’ll make myself understood.
I wanted to speak only in French, but English words used to come faster, so I must have spoken Frenglish successfully.
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Hi Mons its the Easter Bunny here reporting for duty, sorry but I was kidnapped aboard a Pirate Ship for a while there but managed to escape in a hot air Balloon.

Nah to me its just that they sing so slowly they exaggerate the pronunciation which I think is another good way of hearing things??

Interesting Mons Pidgins are such a natural “logical” way of communicating - “there’s a job to do and this is the best way to do it”
uni-due.de/SVE/VARS_PidginsAndCreoles.htm
youtube.com/watch?v=rkfs35sQ–c

Don’t tell me, I knew it! I saw you piloting that balloon and I waved desperately from the window of my airplane to invite you in, because I was sure it was you and you were frozen. Unfortunately, you didn’t see me. That was 10 days ago, wasn’t it? Good that you recovered after that crazy journey.
The best part is that you had an exciting adventure!
So, welcome back!

It doesn’t seem to be easy, this Pidgin language, looking from the outside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4

The internet is full of people who pretend to have discovered the best way to learn a foreign language.
The video with Sean’s voiceovers is very good, although at first I thought we watched again two people who think they invented the wheel.
I don’t care what they think, but their conversation brings many new expressions, easy to retain, most of them are explained, so who want to learn, can learn from it.
The idea with LibriVox is also interesting, I’ll see about it later.
Listening to several speaking sources and focus on just one seems to be also interesting.

From a distance.this particular Pidgin look’s quite difficult.

Intermediate and advanced English Learners should always remember there are three key skills they must learn on the road to fluency
1/ Grammar 2/Grammar 3/Grammar

On second glance Mon’s it was really the guy who invented the other 3 Wheels that was the real Genius. Like wise the early bird may catch the worm but its the “second” mouse that gets the cheese! :slight_smile:
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And the Vocabulary? I would place it on zero.
I think you can be fluent without so much grammar, if you have a good vocabulary. Just fluent, I didn’t say ‘correct’. If people understand what you say, they will ignore your grammar mistakes.

Who said that, said very well, it’s true and very inspired! and also tragicomic :frowning:

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In General I Generally don’t Generalise Mon’s because “All” Generalisations are dangerous (especially this one :-))

…Well “Hello” there!! :slight_smile:

youtube.com/watch?v=kOi-16HdVug

So you say that I’m in danger now?
Then I’ll say that the last video shows very useful lessons for beginners.
I was watching some of them, when I noticed a few videos entitled “Learn English through stories” and I started watching one of them: “The girl who disappeared”.
It was subtitled in English, so I started reading together with the reader.
It’s similar to Karaoke but not really. In fact, it isn’t, but it’s interesting. You have to read fast and you can check your pronunciation.
The story is catchy and you can find it here:
youtube.com/watch?v=C6srcLDDuZk
It’s not boring, it has an action and teaches us English.

Best regards,
Monica

But I also think we can analyse too much Mons. Follow your instincts -
Sometimes its just better to “walk the Path”
youtube.com/watch?v=fHjMhYoY4Mg

Thread here - english-test.net/forum/ftopi … ore_better

I always thought “Flemish” was just Dutch Cristina?? (with a few Bells and Whistles)
Then again?? btw doesn’t a good mic make such a difference
youtube.com/watch?v=A0aa8_hI4ZA

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youtube.com/watch?v=A0aa8_hI4ZA
Ok so my line of thought was this little Flemish Girl seemed a little eccentric - so I then thought she would be very at home here? :slight_smile:
And I’m thinking “so that’s what Flemish sounds like” hmm?? Then I listen to this…
youtube.com/watch?v=AJI99zQYgGQ
Is it just me are is this not almost the same??
VP was born in a Commune on the outskirts of Paris?? (Which is only a mere three hundred odd Kilometres from Brussels?)
So that’s the Dutch theory up in the air for now at least??

Crikey! - then again?
youtube.com/watch?v=XdbqnvW0_sQ
youtube.com/watch?v=CW-OhHOzxwk
youtube.com/watch?v=rrhrJW8m8eU

So we had Womanese, Frenglish, etc. and now we have Giants’ langwitch, nest-ce pas?
… but in another thread :slight_smile:

Womanese “motherese”, “parentese”, “mommy talk”, “daddy talk”???

I’m surprised at you Monica I would expect that from them pair but you are a fully grown Adult!! :slight_smile:

OMG - I think I’m going to “mess myself” “E a i r”!!! :slight_smile:

youtube.com/watch?v=ValdMXD5wQI

:slight_smile: “Do you need some Frobscottle?” :slight_smile:

Not bad that you did, but I’m afraid you had too much of it!
Didn’t you tell me not to exaggerate ever?
:-))))

That’s so, SO brilliant, Monica, for it will definitely help with the whizzpopping!

Yeeees, but when it’s too much, the only thing to say is OMG…
:)))
Babies say “E a i r”, to quote Jamie:-)))