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  1. 21-Aug-2012, 07:18 #1
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    Default What accent do you think I have?

    (Copy-paste this YouTube ID- ogTVIa2pjow)
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  2. 21-Aug-2012, 09:24 #2
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Here's the link for anyone who's interested. The recording is too short and too muddy to make a proper assessment. However, there's not really much guessing involved, since your profile states that your from the Philippines.
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  3. 21-Aug-2012, 13:18 #3
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Could you upload a longer text? It's hard to say much from such a short video, but if you gave us a minute, it would be easier to comment.
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  4. 24-Aug-2012, 01:42 #4
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Another vid of me where I'm talking:

    (YouTube: twHGKUIB6yY)
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  5. 24-Aug-2012, 02:27 #5
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    He sounds like a Filipino to me.

    -- Professor Higgins.
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  6. 24-Aug-2012, 07:02 #6
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Quote Originally Posted by konungursvia View Post
    He sounds like a Filipino to me.

    -- Professor Higgins.
    'Cause I am Filipino.
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  7. 24-Aug-2012, 11:09 #7
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Quote Originally Posted by konungursvia View Post
    He sounds like a Filipino to me.

    -- Professor Higgins.
    I'm living in Manila at the moment, and I'd agree.
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  8. 24-Aug-2012, 12:17 #8
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    I'm living in Manila at the moment, and I'd agree.
    Have you picked up any Tagalog?
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  9. 24-Aug-2012, 13:20 #9
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    Default Re: What accent do you think I have?

    I'm having lessons and am at basic grunt level.
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