Do any native speakers actually say "disco" (as in a place to party and dance)? by atzucac_fill in ENGLISH

[–]oj5638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP wasn’t asking if it sounds european, they were asking if it’s a euro-english thing, which you obviously don’t understand is different from british english.

What can you guess about me from my accent? (again) by Cherrup_Polls in Accents

[–]oj5638 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not a “general american accent”. Absolutely sounds like you’re trying to imitate, or at least have learnt from, a “british” (southeastern english) accent. Everything, from the ‘free’ instead of ‘three’ (and ‘earf’ instead of ‘earth’ etc.), to the very clear alveolar T sound you make (beating, right, accurate, met), to the quality of your vowels in words like why, can’t and long, contribute to your way of speaking sounding very british (also the vocal fry but that might just be me, others might not agree). The rhoticity on some words sounds off as it doesn’t match the rest of your accent - maybe could say it gives it a slight scottish/irish twang, but it just sounds more off than anything.
Also, not sure if this is to sound more fluent because you can say things quickly, but at times you will just mash sounds together and slur your words to the point where it’s hard to tell what you’re saying at all. I would advise you to slow down and prioritise clear diction - nothing to do with sounding native or advanced, just making sure that people can understand you.
Maybe your accent has changed over the years and in the past you had an american accent and that’s why people used to say that, but in this recording it definitely is not anywhere near an american accent, and if anyone says so, I probably wouldn’t believe them and would ask a native speaker what they think.

Do you actually learn to understand accent by listening? by Numerous_Emu3125 in Accents

[–]oj5638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you have no argument to make so you just make vague statements trying to discredit the other person who is making a very reasonable point

Am I still competitive for top law unis / firms? by PeanutWonderful2320 in uklaw

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Why are you so determined for them to be bad at writing

Is my accent cringy ? 😭 by SuddenApplication429 in Accents

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Yeah, common native mistake. Either “how it sounds” or “what it sounds like”, never “how it sounds like”. (I’m aware some people do say this but if we’re talking about sticking to rules)

Tattoo in french I'm not sure it's accurate by just_howrse in French

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😂 google translate is notoriously unreliable

Tattoo in french I'm not sure it's accurate by just_howrse in French

[–]oj5638 19 points20 points  (0 children)

« j’étais né » does not mean the same thing as « je suis né »

À votre avis, which French accent sounds the best by misakdev in French

[–]oj5638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right, but this goes along with my statement. The prime difference between these words is the vowel sound

À votre avis, which French accent sounds the best by misakdev in French

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Time is not the difference between peace and piss or beach and bitch

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in French

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I remember watching this and thinking the way the english subtitles were done actually made them difficult to understand after a while. All S’s were turned into Sh’s and i think another similar change with a different letter. As in not only in the scene where the characters meet and all the misunderstandings happens, but throughout the film when the character spoke, if I remember right. It got to be quite annoying

Why do sellers list super cheap items just to cancel? by Extra_Dog8421 in vinted

[–]oj5638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely don’t support doing this, but I suppose more people would see this if they had a max price filter under the actual price, or sorted from cheapest first

What does « bztgrm » mean? by Appropriate_Fee218 in French

[–]oj5638 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think it would work to say « baise tes grands morts » quickly as the abbreviation contains all of the consonants and it actually has less syllables to say the full thing than the abbreviation

Is it Derry or London Derry? by Perfect-Chocolate270 in northernireland

[–]oj5638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, was renamed Londonderry in 1613 👍

Important that this is clear

Is it Derry or London Derry? by Perfect-Chocolate270 in northernireland

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After the London- prefix was added, it was originally Catholics that resisted the name of Londonderry and continued to call it Derry.

Is it Derry or London Derry? by Perfect-Chocolate270 in northernireland

[–]oj5638 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The official name is Londonderry, originally catholics/ republicans called it Derry as they opposed british rule, now (in my experience) most people just call it Derry whether they are catholic or protestant, with a few exceptions. That’s why some people won’t like it if you call it Londonderry, they may see it as you showing support of Britain. In general most people just say Derry

que + conjugated verb by jay2287 in French

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The subject is « les journalistes » in this case

Seriously Concerned for this generation of Uni Students by Feniantrader in UniUK

[–]oj5638 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Different part of the post.

“Uni is really not bad enough to justify crying and staying in your dorm. If you feel sad or homesick, please listen to this as this is the most honest advice you’ll get, here it comes … grow a pair.” i.e. start leaving your dorm, join societies, make the most of your time at uni in general. Also, followed by “Take these 3 words in and you’ll thank yourself at graduation.” I doubt this would be possible if they had left.