British or French accent; what sounds sexier?

[HibyPrime]

Originally Posted by RMJ

Her character is from Turkey in that movie she is talking about (which is Dirty Pretty Things).

Ok, NOW it makes sence...

Now I'm curious what a turkish accent sounds like..

It never ends..

[neoteny]

Well Good.

[RMJ]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

Ok, NOW it makes sence...

Now I'm curious what a turkish accent sounds like..

It never ends..

Well, one thing is sure

It odes not sound like Audrey !

Your best bet is to go the nearest pizzeria or kebab place. it's most likely owned by Turk people.

[neoteny]

Originally Posted by DJ_Greg

...the little girl that Stewie meets in an old Family Guy episode.

i ride that poney... LOL

[NANAKI]

French for me I hear it in school all the time in two different classes, and at home when i listen to Alizée

[rwd716]

Originally Posted by Mozaik

http://upload.musique.hu/Kika/clips/...Im_feed_up.wmv
(15 MB)

(I know, "feed up"... It was not me, who wrote it! )

Ugg, I just caught wind of this thread again and the link won't work for me

Originally Posted by DJ_Greg

...the little girl that Stewie meets in an old Family Guy episode.

LOL!

[Mozaik]

Originally Posted by rwd716

Ugg, I just caught wind of this thread again and the link won't work for me

Thank you for reporting it, will be fixed soon

[rwd716]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

Not only I recognize the French accent in this video but also how exactly I pronounce English myself, in the smallest detail. So even if I didn't know her, I could tell you for sure that she's French
And if you tell me that the way she talks doesn't shock you too much, then it's very reassuring for me!

It doesn't shock me at all. It's just how I've become accustomed to French people talking. It has a certain charm about it that "clear" English lacks. I dunno, I actually don't see a huge reason to try to get rid of an accent except maybe if you're really trying to master pronunciation.

I was wondering though, if our American accent is at all pleasant. The only time I ever came close to "hearing" how English sounded was when I was watching "A Good Year" and Russell started to speak in English then the girl (don't remember her name) spoke in French. I'd have to say that the English didn't sound that good to me It was sort of rough or not so smooth, lol.

Also, if an Anglophone is speaking French, should they try to pronounce it with more of a French flavor or would it sound like they're trying to hard?

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by rwd716

Also, if an Anglophone is speaking French, should they try to pronounce it with more of a French flavor or would it sound like they're trying to hard?

I don't know what you mean with "French flavor". If it's just about losing the English accent, then it will be better if the person wants to integrate even more in France for example. But you're right about the charm in all foreign accents of course.

Btw if you want to hear an American you're used to hear speaking English but who speaks an EXCELLENT French, with no accent at all, very fast, very at ease with slang or anything familiar, then here's Jodie Foster in France:



You'd better ask her about her secret because you'd swear she's born and raised in France!

[brad]

thanks for posting this, she also has a good southern USA accent in a lot of her movies. it seems like French is sooo fast compared to English.