-[.MyLittlePhony.]- GOLDFISH MERMAYBE JUNE@7563 + NEW FORUM!

[giizhik]

Astraea Pandora

I am in the US yeah and I agree Montreal is beautiful! I really enjoy the city even though sometimes I get very thrown off with all the french and feeling very self conscious speaking english. I want to learn it even thought it will be harder as an adult. sweatdrop Duolingo eh? never heard of it, i will check it out, thank you! My boyfriend is the same, he's lost his fluentcy after high school, he's pretty anglo unless he's talking to his more french friends or making me translate stuff out in the city, which is why my reading is better then speaking or listening lol

It's hard because a lot of Quebecois people are pretty discriminatory against English speaking people. Even though we're all Canadian, there's definitely a rift there. Quebec is trying to make it so that in order to live there, you must be fluent. It's a bit silly, in my opinion.

Honestly, don't be self conscious about speaking English, if you keep it up you'll be able to understand everything in no time. I practice my French in the Duolingo app, it's amazing how much you can retain. The hardest part about actually speaking it are the accents, rolling letters, and letters that aren't pronounced, or letters that make a different noise when combined. For example, peu (little) is pronounced purr but no emphasis on the 'rr'. So weird.

On another note, I'm just finishing up making a Jamaican chickpea stew. I think I may have used too much red wine, cause I'm a little lightheaded, haha.

Edit: I just watched the video Ruriska posted and it gave me a hearty chuckle. What is that from?

[Scaramouche Fandango]

Moth: "Sounds adorable! The forest is always so nice when it's full of baby animals... I can't say I've ever seen a baby fox in the wild, though. Plenty of fawns, but they're about the only baby animal I see with any regularity."

[Ruriska]

mypaper, apparently it's from a movie called Taffin. xP I keep playing it and laugh every single time.

Mossflower: There's really nothing better than forest being so full with life, especially after a harsh winter. I will say I think baby rabbits are especially cute. Hm. Well then, if the fox couple have any young, I'll take you to see them!

[Astraea Pandora]

mypapersoul

It's hard because a lot of Quebecois people are pretty discriminatory against English speaking people. Even though we're all Canadian, there's definitely a rift there. Quebec is trying to make it so that in order to live there, you must be fluent. It's a bit silly, in my opinion.

Honestly, don't be self conscious about speaking English, if you keep it up you'll be able to understand everything in no time. I practice my French in the Duolingo app, it's amazing how much you can retain. The hardest part about actually speaking it are the accents, rolling letters, and letters that aren't pronounced, or letters that make a different noise when combined. For example, peu (little) is pronounced purr but no emphasis on the 'rr'. So weird.

Well Montreal isn't as bad as other parts. It's a pretty Anglo city in a lot of ways. I have friends who live on some of the islands further out from the city and they say the anglo tolerance is much lower out that. I guess with Montreal being a tourist destination it's a bit more relaxed.

I'm actually playing with that app now! I'm sort of between "why are you teaching me about red apples and women" and "these words are hard to pronounce..l'homme sounds like I'm saying "om". I have a feeling having a southren accent is going to hinder my pronouncing a bit, I know with some words the boyfriend speaks I'm like "nupe, can't make that kinda noise with my mouth without sounding like I'm gargling."

[LOLLI qAq]

Astra- Speaking of accents, languages, and voices ... One day I'm gonna bribe you to record saying "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" so I can listen repeatedly and practice my southern accent.
... 'Cause that's not a creepy request. At all.

[giizhik]

Astraea Pandora

Well Montreal isn't as bad as other parts. It's a pretty Anglo city in a lot of ways. I have friends who live on some of the islands further out from the city and they say the anglo tolerance is much lower out that. I guess with Montreal being a tourist destination it's a bit more relaxed.

I'm actually playing with that app now! I'm sort of between "why are you teaching me about red apples and women" and "these words are hard to pronounce..l'homme sounds like I'm saying "om". I have a feeling having a southren accent is going to hinder my pronouncing a bit, I know with some words the boyfriend speaks I'm like "nupe, can't make that kinda noise with my mouth without sounding like I'm gargling."

It's pretty much like that anywhere you go, there'll be tolerance and there'll be intolerance. People need to learn to just accept everyone and be happy!

Even though there are learning phrases about apples, women, and dresses, it just shows how things can be masculine or feminine. It gets harder, I was getting stumped and my first language was French, haha.

L'homme would be more like "lum". As long as you can get the rough idea of the words, I'm sure it'll make life a bit easier if you ever decide to move to Montreal!

I'm just having some cheese and crackers and then I'm going to start sketching the first of your characters. whee

@ Lolli: A guy I work with uses "No, you're going to live!" (Nu, yewer gointa live!") from Braveheart as a basis for when he's going to try to speak like a Scot, he does a great job with it, hahaha

[Astraea Pandora]

lol Lolli, you can if you want. Its not as long as it used to be but sometimes I can get stuck in it if I hear a lot of southren talking, then it comes back to haunt me and I want to curl up and just die xp I was told I would never get into voice acting because I was raised in the south and my accent was basically making it a no go. crying Dream killer right there.

[LOLLI qAq]

Ahhhh, hahaha, Kris. That's a REALLY good reference point. I actually will listen to David Tennant talk in interviews. Dude is so Scottish you can SEE the accent if you watch his lips. It's perfect.

Astra, bby. ; ; They're wrong, by the way. Especially now if it's not as drawling. There is always, always, always a place for anyone in any kind of acting. <3
And I totally know what you mean by listening to people talk and then your natural accent coming back in waves. Strong, terrible, waves. It happens any time I hear people from the midwest with a strong accent speak.

[Scaramouche Fandango]

Moth: "I'd appreciate that! In return, I can... show you my caterpillar collection? I raise a whole bunch every spring so that there's lots of moths and butterflies in my garden in the summer- they're good pollinators!

[Ruriska]

Mossflower: Caterpillars? They're so cute, especially the fuzzy ones. I'd love that so much! *thoughtful smile* You know, if we share our knowledge, we can look after all the animals and insects together.

[giizhik]

I really enjoy David Tennant, he seems like such a chill dude.

I'm in a part of Canada where we don't really have an accent, though I hear some people say "aboat" instead of "about". It's definitely not aboot, though.

The people who speak Franglais (bastardized French with English thrown in) sound hilarious when speaking. They have an accent on "oui", which should be pronounced "we", and they sound like ducks saying "wain" (silent N)

[Scaramouche Fandango]

Moth: "We could- you know, between the two of us, all we need now is a botanis to complete a merry band of forest rangers! I don't suppose you know any plant specialists, do you?"

[Ruriska]

Mossflower: My brother likes plants, particularly mushrooms and night flowers and my father has a very impressive vegetable garden but no, I don't know anyone with a broader range. I'll keep my ears and ears open though and see if I can recruit anyone. <3 *it would certainly nice to have a group to wander through the forest and share stories with*

Aah, sorry Scara, gotta go get ready for sleep. Super sleepy. Thanks for the RP though!

[StarieMichie]

Bureaucracy! I love her so much! She has so much pep and spunk! And the cutie mark is perfect! You guys did such a great job bringing her to life. I could not be happier with her. Thank you!!!

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