tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post5768787734242864670..comments2024-03-10T10:09:42.420+01:00Comments on An American in Provence: You Speak English Really Well...Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-91563358166531436122007-05-21T19:37:00.000+02:002007-05-21T19:37:00.000+02:00This is so funny. I had the someone tell me that ...This is so funny. I had the someone tell me that I also spoke good English when I rang up to book my Life in the UK test. <BR/><BR/>That's good to know considering I don't really speak any other languages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-15715418726084379192007-05-09T18:14:00.000+02:002007-05-09T18:14:00.000+02:00I've had that happen, too :)I've had that happen, too :)deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-71539901107565768832007-05-09T16:28:00.000+02:002007-05-09T16:28:00.000+02:00I never considered that you had a 'ginian accent :...I never considered that you had a 'ginian accent :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-81087680704534353682007-05-07T11:17:00.000+02:002007-05-07T11:17:00.000+02:00Yeah, I've heard this one before too... Always ma...Yeah, I've heard this one before too... Always makes me laugh! "You speak English really well..." Yeah, it's my native language, so I hope so!<BR/><BR/>Then again, after maybe 40 years in a country, I imagine that one might start losing his/her native language. But we're hardly near that point yet! (Although I do find myself sometimes forgetting words in English, believe it or not! And using the French word instead, lazy me, thereby adding to the bungling of the language and making "franglais" a true habit...)The Late Bloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337578942279132688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-31527981940575075872007-05-06T07:58:00.000+02:002007-05-06T07:58:00.000+02:00LOL, you got a french accent after a few years in ...LOL, you got a french accent after a few years in France? I hope you will keep some american accent speaking french also. I like to hear this singing way, all the time I met and english speaker.<BR/>Back to brush up my english now.<BR/>And keep the good work sharing your thoughts about France and learning french.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-48576438477505335962007-05-05T14:43:00.000+02:002007-05-05T14:43:00.000+02:00I get that all the time from Brits - "Oh, you spea...I get that all the time from Brits - "Oh, you speak English very well my dear, you must have studied in the US".Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-10294451702060868642007-05-05T03:34:00.000+02:002007-05-05T03:34:00.000+02:00"Almost no accent"? When I returned from living i..."Almost no accent"? <BR/><BR/>When I returned from living in Germany, I didn't have a German accent, but I often used the German rules of pronunciation for many English sounds: e.g. "-ie" vs. "-ei". The pronunciation for both of those sounds in English is the exact reverse in German. <BR/><BR/>Because German and English are related (and so close), it was very easy for me to make those mistakes and it took a bit of time for me to relearn the American pronounciation. <BR/><BR/>Still, I clearly sounded like an American...why does this guy think you only qualify for an "almost"? I'm curious! Hehe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-80407086534053063252007-05-04T19:29:00.000+02:002007-05-04T19:29:00.000+02:00Congratulations on your ability to speak English. ...Congratulations on your ability to speak English. That's funny! I guess they just assume you're French if you call from France.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.com