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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
I thinjk that it would be more likely that your examiner learnt English from a native of Newcastle.
The Geordie accent wouod indeed say "boot" for "boat".
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I always confuse the
millions of English accents
They merit a thread of their very own, I reckon!
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Originally Posted by Laz116
What's with the whining? Just because we have around 30 different vocal sounds that contribute to the meaning of the word as opposed to the 8 that most languages have?
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Sounds interesting.
Still can't be harder than Chinese. Chinese has a relatively small number of syllables to convey all possible meanings, so intonation is extremely important. You can pronounce the same syllable with a rising, falling, falling then rising (I think) or flat voice, to produce four different meanings. Makes for a very musical language, and a very hard one to get right as a foreigner.