Anonymous wrote:I don’t want to call a language “ugly,” since that may be offensive. That said Thai, isn’t the most pleasing to my ears. Most beautiful is a toss up between French or Marylandese- I’m particularly fond of the Bawlmer and Glen Burnie dialect.

Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The ugliest language is German. Always German. All I can hear is Hitler when I’m around it.
That’s called being racist.
German here. It's called being true. Our language is harsh. But so is English.

Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If I pause to listen, I wouldn't say I like the middle long drag in American English words. It is the start low, go up, and then bring it down accent. Not sure how to explain it.
Looooove, loooong, buuuuy, saaaay, goooo, traaavel, siiiing. As much as I think, I can't find sentences or words that do not follow this pattern.
In French, I wouldn't say I like the constant rushing and cutting-off sounds. Is it French if it is not rapid and garbled?
In a way, French and English are the same language as I am. I understand that they are not, but the similarities are so vast that knowing one, you can read the other and know what is being said.
It’s the diphthong. I agree that it sounds bad (baa-ayd). French has no diphthongs.
Anonymous wrote:If I pause to listen, I wouldn't say I like the middle long drag in American English words. It is the start low, go up, and then bring it down accent. Not sure how to explain it.
Looooove, loooong, buuuuy, saaaay, goooo, traaavel, siiiing. As much as I think, I can't find sentences or words that do not follow this pattern.
In French, I wouldn't say I like the constant rushing and cutting-off sounds. Is it French if it is not rapid and garbled?
In a way, French and English are the same language as I am. I understand that they are not, but the similarities are so vast that knowing one, you can read the other and know what is being said.
Anonymous wrote:I can’t stand Québécois French ! They’ve butchered such a beautiful language .