International here, but with a pretty strong American accent. I'm terrified to appropriate what's being dubbed the 'vocal fry', usually an epidemic found in young college females.
I don't really know about vocal fry...it kind of strikes me as one of those things like ending a sentence with a preposition or splitting an infinitive--there's nothing actually wrong with it, as near as I can tell, and it'll only bug you if you notice it. As such, I'm trying very hard not to notice it.
I've been told I sound harsh on the phone when I speak English, softer when I speak French. This strip really struck a chord with me. Falling on the floor laughing!
Personally, I'd vote for Japanese, with Italian as a close second (no, it's not a coincidence that those are the only two languages I speak besides English; yes, the fact that I speak other languages is absolutely because I hate English and am running away).
International here, but with a pretty strong American accent. I'm terrified to appropriate what's being dubbed the 'vocal fry', usually an epidemic found in young college females.
ReplyDeleteI don't notice it when I travel back home, but of course when I pass a group of 'mericans in the street I pretend to be my Europeanest.
DeleteI don't really know about vocal fry...it kind of strikes me as one of those things like ending a sentence with a preposition or splitting an infinitive--there's nothing actually wrong with it, as near as I can tell, and it'll only bug you if you notice it. As such, I'm trying very hard not to notice it.
DeleteI've been told I sound harsh on the phone when I speak English, softer when I speak French. This strip really struck a chord with me. Falling on the floor laughing!
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd vote for Japanese, with Italian as a close second (no, it's not a coincidence that those are the only two languages I speak besides English; yes, the fact that I speak other languages is absolutely because I hate English and am running away).
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