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Sashadroogie
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horse
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'How English sounds to Beginner EFL students' might be a better title.
I think there is a place for this film on CELTA courses  |
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fluffyhamster
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Teacher in Rome
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| Fabulous - both of them! (Don't know why you 'Mericans didn't understand the Brit film though - crystal clear if you just listen really.) |
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DebMer
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That was a lot of awesomeness. |
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fluffyhamster
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Glad you enjoyed it, DebMer!  I first saw it via a thread on Language Log, but the YouTube links there seem dead now, and the original Hulu link can't be seen outside the US.
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| (Don't know why you 'Mericans didn't understand the Brit film though - crystal clear if you just listen really.) |
Surely you jest, TIR! 
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wangdaning
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No consonants in British English . "Ei, ei u a" or "hey, there you are." Classic, would be good listening exam material. As an American around British people, you get used to the lack of "r"s. More of an implied r I guess.
The American one though seems to be just random jumbling of words. Words jumble ocean over moon sun when rain noodles crap. I am American, that is just how we write. |
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Teacher in Rome
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I jest, I jest!
In fact, even at one point in the Brit film, the girl says something like "What did you say?"
The US one was gorgeous. I followed the story along quite happily without understanding a word. I'm sure that at one point the girl used a very British insult on the guy, but that could have been me projecting. |
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