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spellbanisher · 02-22-2011, 11:39 PM

Yup, abu sayyaf, the filipino al qaeda is there. When I visited there was armed guards in front of most buildings. My Mom says that when she was growing up there was lots of open space and flowers. Now everything is fenced and walled in. Manila can seem worse, though, because of the places where there are shanties next to highrises.

I have cousins in Zamboanga and Manila. The English of my cousins in Zamboanga is pretty terrible, not that I'm complaining because at least they can speak it. But it takes ten minutes just to greet each other.

My cousins from Manila speak perfect English. In fact, on the phone people know they are not from the United States because their English is too perfect. They enunciate every syllable, and I don't know anyone in the U.S. that does that. I slur words, overenunciate, eat my words, mumble the end of my sentences, and butcher pronunciations altogether. And I graduated from College with Honors!

It's a sad state of affairs in American education when you can tell someone isn't from the United States because they speak American English too well. Am I off topic?

wyndslash · 02-22-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by spellbanisher

My cousins from Manila speak perfect English. In fact, on the phone people know they are not from the United States because their English is too perfect. They enunciate every syllable, and I don't know anyone in the U.S. that does that. I slur words, overenunciate, eat my words, mumble the end of my sentences, and butcher pronunciations altogether. And I graduated from College with Honors!

It's a sad state of affairs in American education when you can tell someone isn't from the United States because they speak American English too well. Am I off topic?

well, isn't that always the case with language? i know foreigners who speak better chinese than i do!

spellbanisher · 02-22-2011, 11:44 PM

Hey Grimm maybe Giggleton is a top secret agent and that is why he can't tell you what he does. Or maybe he's a Russian spy (could giggleton be a she? giggleton is a gender neutral name, right?) It all makes sense now. Of course a spy would want all information to be freely available. Makes his job a lot easier.

wyndslash · 02-22-2011, 11:45 PM

well, that's what embassies are for. spying xD

carld · 02-22-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

well, isn't that always the case with language? i know foreigners who speak better chinese than i do!

I think so, yes. I've heard the same thing said about Spanish.

Grimm · 02-22-2011, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by spellbanisher

Hey Grimm maybe Giggleton is a top secret agent and that is why he can't tell you what he does. Or maybe he's a Russian spy (could giggleton be a she? giggleton is a gender neutral name, right?) It all makes sense now. Of course a spy would want all information to be freely available. Makes his job a lot easier.

Not a very good spy then to attract so much attention... lol.

Then again... maybe it's pure genius...

Wait, wait... no, I keep coming back to the "future of the species" thing which negates any genius whatsoever.

Ok, ok, enough, no more of this with the subject of the comments not around. I've said my peace and officially retire from this insane topic.

wyndslash · 02-22-2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by carld

I think so, yes. I've heard the same thing said about Spanish.

yep, i guess that has something to do with education. i mean, native speakers might not get very detailed language lessons as foreigners do. i was pretty anal when i was studying japanese xD

spellbanisher · 02-22-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimm

Not a very good spy then to attract so much attention... lol.

That's exactly what he wants you to think. Don't you know that the stealthy spy is a stereotype perpetrated by real spies so that you would never suspect them. Look at Anna Chapman, the foxy redheaded Russian spy. (I had to google Russian Spy and I love how her name is one of the first entries that comes up) She had her own facebook page and was a regular party animal.

Grimm · 02-22-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by spellbanisher

That's exactly what he wants you to think. Don't you know that the stealthy spy is a stereotype perpetrated by real spies so that you would never suspect them. Look at Anna Chapman, the foxy redheaded Russian spy. (I had to google Russian Spy and I love how her name is one of the first entries that comes up) She had her own facebook page and was a regular party animal.

Could have solved the problem she caused with a double-tap, but then I'm not one to coddle.

wyndslash · 02-22-2011, 11:59 PM

i kind of felt bad for those spies. i bet the US have spies EVERYWHERE. it's just a matter of not getting caught.

spellbanisher · 02-23-2011, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wyndslash

yep, i guess that has something to do with education. i mean, native speakers might not get very detailed language lessons as foreigners do. i was pretty anal when i was studying japanese xD

I learned more about language in general from studying Spanish than from English classes. Before I took Spanish I had never heard of a conjugation before.

wyndslash · 02-23-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by spellbanisher

I learned more about language in general from studying Spanish than from English classes. Before I took Spanish I had never heard of a conjugation before.

indeed O: the english classes i had are a vague memory. i learned more about english from reading books and archie comics at a very young age. i used to read out loud too. my classmates were horrible at english though. but young couples nowadays raise their kids speaking english so much so that sometimes, there is a bad perception of such people. i mean...like, they feel they're too good to speak the local language and they just HAVE to speak english.

Grimm · 02-23-2011, 12:04 AM

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i kind of felt bad for those spies. i bet the US have spies EVERYWHERE. it's just a matter of not getting caught.

It's the nature of the spy game. You get caught you should probably expect a bullet to the skull. No country is without them. EVERYONE has spies.

wyndslash · 02-23-2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Grimm

It's the nature of the spy game. You get caught you should probably expect a bullet to the skull. No country is without them. EVERYONE has spies.

our country is too weak politically to have spies in foreign countries D:

we always get bullied by the big developed countries >_>;

spellbanisher · 02-23-2011, 12:06 AM

Instead of executing Anna Chapman, the U.S. government settled for naked pictures of her. For the good of the country of course.

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02-22-2011, 11:39 PM	#301
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	Yup, abu sayyaf, the filipino al qaeda is there. When I visited there was armed guards in front of most buildings. My Mom says that when she was growing up there was lots of open space and flowers. Now everything is fenced and walled in. Manila can seem worse, though, because of the places where there are shanties next to highrises. I have cousins in Zamboanga and Manila. The English of my cousins in Zamboanga is pretty terrible, not that I'm complaining because at least they can speak it. But it takes ten minutes just to greet each other. My cousins from Manila speak perfect English. In fact, on the phone people know they are not from the United States because their English is too perfect. They enunciate every syllable, and I don't know anyone in the U.S. that does that. I slur words, overenunciate, eat my words, mumble the end of my sentences, and butcher pronunciations altogether. And I graduated from College with Honors! It's a sad state of affairs in American education when you can tell someone isn't from the United States because they speak American English too well. Am I off topic?

02-22-2011, 11:44 PM	#303
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	Hey Grimm maybe Giggleton is a top secret agent and that is why he can't tell you what he does. Or maybe he's a Russian spy (could giggleton be a she? giggleton is a gender neutral name, right?) It all makes sense now. Of course a spy would want all information to be freely available. Makes his job a lot easier.

02-22-2011, 11:45 PM	#304
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	well, that's what embassies are for. spying xD

02-22-2011, 11:59 PM	#310
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i kind of felt bad for those spies. i bet the US have spies EVERYWHERE. it's just a matter of not getting caught.

02-23-2011, 12:06 AM	#315
spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	Instead of executing Anna Chapman, the U.S. government settled for naked pictures of her. For the good of the country of course.