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Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch and his French Accent for a recording of Cabin Pressure
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Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch with a French Accent.
I never know quite what to do when I have to say a French word aloud
I mean I could say it properly, the way it’s meant to sound, which makes me feel like this:
Even though it makes everyone else feel like this:
Or I could pronounce it in an extremely anglicized way, which makes me feel like this:
But it makes everyone else feel like this:
Oh good she can’t pronounce it, either.
So I usually settle for a slightly anglicized (but not horrible) pronunciation, even though it kills me a little bit on the inside.
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ACCENT CHALLENGE
Your name and username.
Where you’re from.
Pronounce the following words: Aunt, Roof, Route, Theater, Iron, Salmon,
Caramel, Fire, Water, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Alabama,
Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally, Aluminium, GIF,
Tumblr, Crackerjack, Doorknob, Envelope, GPOY.
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is a bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
Choose a book and read a passage from it.
Do you think you have an accent?
Be a wizard or a vampire?
Do you know anyone on Tumblr in real life?
End audio post by saying any THREE words you want.
