tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35196828581275153872012-02-17T07:56:53.581+08:00Confessions of a Free-Minded GalAbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11776067417150234088noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519682858127515387.post-38483081318436361402008-06-05T19:26:00.009+08:002008-06-07T15:41:32.986+08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, tongue-twisted is what I get everyday for using three different languages. I speak English to my colleagues and clients at work, Filipino when I'm with friends back home, and Ilocano with my family back in the Philippines. I often have the words jumbled and the enunciation mixed up. Sometimes, I find it difficult to speak everything perfectly. And you know what's worse? Back in the Philippines I was trained with American accent. I have dealt with this type of clients for almost 5 years and acquired their accent eventually. Unfortunately, when I moved to Singapore, I have to twist my tongue for Aussies and Kiwis because they have a totally different accent. And I am still in the process of "twisting" my tongue for them. hehe It's quite a challenge to be caught in the middle of two different accents. Let me share some distinctions to you:<br /></div><br /><table str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 327pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="435"><col style="width: 66pt;" width="88"> <col style="width: 158pt;" width="210"> <col style="width: 103pt;" width="137"> <tbody><tr style="height: 13.5pt;" height="18"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 13.5pt; width: 66pt;" height="18" width="88"><span style="font-size:85%;">Word Example</span></td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 158pt;" width="210"><span style="font-size:85%;">American </span></td> <td class="xl26" style="border-left: medium none; width: 103pt;" width="137"><span style="font-size:85%;">Australian</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;" height="18"> <td class="xl27" style="height: 13.5pt;" height="18"><span style="font-size:85%;">Printer</span></td> <td class="xl28" style="border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pri</span><span class="font5" style="font-size:85%;">nn</span><span class="font6" style="font-size:85%;">er (silent letter "T") <span style=""> </span></span></td> <td class="xl29" style="border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Prin</span><span class="font5" style="font-size:85%;">ta'</span><span class="font6" style="font-size:85%;"> (silent letter "R")</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl30" style="border-top: medium none; height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cotton</span></td> <td class="xl31" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cot</span><span class="font5" style="font-size:85%;">t'n</span><span class="font6" style="font-size:85%;"> (short letter "T") </span></td> <td class="xl32" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Cotton (as is)</span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;" height="18"> <td class="xl33" style="border-top: medium none; height: 13.5pt;" height="18"><span style="font-size:85%;">Getting</span></td> <td class="xl34" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ge</span><span class="font5" style="font-size:85%;">dd</span><span class="font6" style="font-size:85%;">ing ("T" changed to "D" sound)</span></td> <td class="xl35" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Getting (as is)</span></td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">See the picture? I am more used to the American accent, sometimes I wonder if I am still saying the words correctly. I think the American influence had greatly impacted us Filipinos. Majority of our culture and traditions are quite similar with them. So I guess that explains a little about my familiarity with it. But If I were to compare myself with my local friends here in Singapore to their foreign influences , obviously they're more of a British influence as they were once colonized.<br /><br />The good thing about this is that we get to learn new stuffs. We get to flex and blend to a new culture that is beneficial to us somehow. So, are you ready to get tongue-twisted?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3519682858127515387-3848308131843636140?l=archgail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11776067417150234088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519682858127515387.post-88819484799636542312008-06-04T13:13:00.007+08:002008-06-19T17:42:12.203+08:00Hi Everyone, welcome to my new blog. My personal blog is under a new name. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://www.archgail.blogspot.com/">http://www.cyberwitz.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />I've decided to create a new blog for a good reason. I'd like to explore the web world more than I used to. This would be a new beginning and a great adventure. All aboard!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3519682858127515387-8881948479963654231?l=archgail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11776067417150234088noreply@blogger.com0