22-08-2004 17:04									#91
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Somali is really cool.

Danish is awful - like portugese but without the drive. Lazy porridge-mouthed madness.

	22-08-2004 17:47									#92
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Afrikaans, which is sort of like dutch only more vile

	22-08-2004 18:18									#93
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quote: Originally posted by problem_child Anyway, Portuguese is the worst sounding language ever, at least Brazillian Portuguese is... ever seen City of God? it's like Geese arguing or something.... or like how the Aliens in Mars Attacks speak, 'ACK ACK ACK ACKACK!!!'

Are you prepared to say that to L'i'l Ze's face?

	22-08-2004 18:26									#94
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Isn't that the guy that got shot to death by a gang of ten year-olds?

	22-08-2004 20:21									#95
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Thai is ok, depending on who speaks it.
Zuid-afrikaans is fun

	22-08-2004 20:45									#96
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Chinese is the most beautiful language.

Nothing beats Sun Tzu's advice on war strategy in Chinese.

	22-08-2004 20:59									#97
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I like the sound of Japanese people talking, even when they're men!

	22-08-2004 22:30									#98
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quote: Originally posted by DaShi While Chinese poetry is very much an exception, casual conversation doesn't have the same concern for tone placement (word choice). Having tones in a language doesn't necessarily make it musical.

Having tones means natural conversations have peaks and valleys that flow with changing speeds. You don't get closer to music than this without actually going into music.

quote: Originally posted by DaShi In fact, many Chinese language singers pay little attention to tones to make the words fit their songs better.

You can't change the tones arbitrarily without risking changing the actual characters themselves.

	22-08-2004 23:09									#99
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Danish, no doubts.

	23-08-2004 00:04									#100
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english

	23-08-2004 02:09									#101
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carinthian, unless spoken by women.

	23-08-2004 02:18									#102
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Norwegian

	23-08-2004 02:19									#103
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Having listened to Chinese and Vietnamese speakers, I'll opt for Vietnamese as the worst.
Best: Japanese, Italian, or French
Funniest: English with a German accent. Always cracks me up.

	23-08-2004 02:26									#104
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People tell me I always have a German accent when I speak English

(If only I had a German accent when speaking German )

	23-08-2004 02:31									#105
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I've been told I've got a Russian accent when I speak Swedish ...

	23-08-2004 02:47									#106
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Norwegian

Why




A really cool language is New Guinea Pidgin(Tok Pisin)

	23-08-2004 02:52									#107
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quote: Originally posted by Gangerolf Why

Because you started the thread, and are Norwegian. And because I became a pro-Swede zealot during my trip in that paradise

	23-08-2004 03:03									#108
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A truly bizarre language is Pirahã, from Brazil. Apart from some extremely freaky properties you need some linguistics background to appreciate, it includes an utter lack of numbers, and of colour terms. It also has an extremely limited array of sounds (11 for men, and only 10 for women!).

	23-08-2004 03:06									#109
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The problem witth norweigan is really that it's so damn perky. If a norweigan would threaten to kill me in his native tounge, I'm not sure I'd take the threat seriously.

	23-08-2004 03:07									#110
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Aha! So you don't really think it sounds bad. I knew it! I don't think it's a particularily beautiful language myself though. It can sound kind of nagging. But I think Swedish and Norwegian would sound pretty similar to a furriner.

	23-08-2004 06:14									#111
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Having tones means natural conversations have peaks and valleys that flow with changing speeds. You don't get closer to music than this without actually going into music.

Oh, like cats meowing at night or babies wailing.

quote: You can't change the tones arbitrarily without risking changing the actual characters themselves.

People don't sing characters.

	23-08-2004 11:04									#112
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German speakers always sound really constipated. Same with Yiddish.

	23-08-2004 11:04									#113
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The worst sounding language by far I ever heard or spoke is Klingon. Lots of spitting. I had a sore throat after finishing one of the lesson tapes.

	23-08-2004 11:12									#114
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quote: The worst sounding language by far I ever heard or spoke is Klingon. Lots of spitting. I had a sore throat after finishing one of the lesson tapes

Geek of the week.

	23-08-2004 11:31									#115
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quote: Originally posted by Spiffor Because you started the thread, and are Norwegian. And because I became a pro-Swede zealot during my trip in that paradise

What? KILL!

Quite obviously, the anti-Viking crowd who went with Danish as their choice has yet to listen to some of our beautiful local dialects. I invite the sceptics, especially among my Scandinavian brethren, to experience the sheer beauty of the Danish language:

Western Jutland dialect: http://www.elkan.dk/filer_lyd/dialekter/vestjysk.mp3
Southern Jutland dialect: http://www.elkan.dk/filer_lyd/dialekter/sonderjysk.mp3

	23-08-2004 11:36									#116
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon I agree with Molly, Welsh should be in. I think it sounds like the noises one might make while pleasuring a sheep. Perhaps a clue to its origin in Wales.

People from remote sheep molesting enclaves shouldn't throw stones.

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Damn Monk, I wanted to hear more of that story in Western Jutland dialect!

The woman talked almost exactly like my grandfather (my mom's dad), born in the late 19th century. I myself can talk in that dialect, but not nearly with the perfection heard here.

	23-08-2004 11:38									#118
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Geek of the week.

I guess I should also mention that I know Tsolyani as well.

	23-08-2004 11:47									#119
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quote: Originally posted by Winston Damn Monk, I wanted to hear more of that story in Western Jutland dialect!

Sorry

I went with spooky dialects to see if Gangerolf would have a clue what's going on. As you know, Norwegians are celebrated for always understanding what we mean.

	23-08-2004 11:59									#120
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Yeah, just as long as we don't put a jufnide on all of our argoriates. That's when it starts to get really kigantateous.