Will the difference between mass-produced glossy garbage and unique results of sustained human effort and productivity become ever more pronounced, leading to a massive increase in the value of the latter in the eyes of not just connoiseurs, but the masses as well?
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Will the difference between mass-produced glossy garbage and unique results of sustained human effort and productivity become ever more pronounced, leading to a massive increase in the value of the latter in the eyes of not just connoiseurs, but the masses as well?
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Correct, they are Polish. Except all of them moved to Anglophone countries in young adulthood - none of them is what you would call a heritage speaker.
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I’m afraid not🙂
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It cannot be Australia, since their native language is not English.
Right, except I asked about their native language, which is not English 🙂
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53177215
I thought I might share a small phonetic game/challenge with you. All 3 individuals in the attached clips were born and raised in the same country and speak the same native language. Can you tell, based on the peculiarities of their English pronunciation, what language it is?
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It’s neither South Africa nor the UK, though I’m surprised how often the native speakers of this particular language are mistaken for South Africans, given that I can think of hardly any salient connections between the two🙂
The correct answer is:
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Polish. Thanks for your guesses and congratulations to all those who were close or even hit the nail on the head, even if somewhat hesitantingly.
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A fair guess, but no :)
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An interesting and well-argued guess, but I’m afraid it’s nonetheless somewhat off the mark.
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Slavic is a good guess
🙂
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Your deduction is correct. They are Polish.
I suppose that’s a pretty solid indication that they learned it well 🙂
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One of your picks is correct
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They both initially moved to England for university - him at 19 and her at 21.
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They indeed are! Was there any particular hint that led you to this conclusion?