Fake English - Neatorama

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The dialogue in this short film may sound like English, but it is mostly fake. Commenters who've taken English as a second language say this is what our language sounds like to those who don't yet understand it. It may sound to you like someone who is mocking English. I can tell you from experience that this is the kind of thing a native English speaker hears when her sense of hearing is going downhill. NSFW language -I think. -via The Daily What

Previously: Italian musician Adriano Celentano sings nonsense with an American accent.

Maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but it sounds to me like they're speaking English. Most, if not all, of the words they're saying are English words; they're just arranged into nonsensical sentences.

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I just finally recovered from two massive ear infections, and OMG this is exactly what everyone sounded like if they weren't talking to me like I was a foreigner!

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Pretty nifty. English has kind of a nice tone I guess.

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"Bertation" was used, which is interesting when you watch the Serene Branson "suddenly can't speak English" video:

http://youtu.be/XvkC4t2d9Ok

(Not trying to make fun here. She looks absolutely terrified.)

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The swear words came through perfectly!

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When the tension in the scene starts rising, he definitely says: "He rat the cake, crap frown"

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You can play the game the Sims and get the same idea.

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That's pretty cool!

I once had a 5 or 6 year old Brazilian little girl fake-talk English to me... It was basically "ra ra ra ra ra ra" It was fascinating to find out what English sounded like to her!

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This is exactly how people sound when you're on a trip... I bet some of you know what I'm talking about, lol!

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If you're in a room of English speakers and someone a table away is speaking Dutch, this happens. The two languages have the same vowels, mostly, and Dutch elides most of its Germanic chewy consonants. The effect is of rhubarb-brouhaha Englishy noises, with not a word you can latch onto. In the background, you never notice.

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