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When humans finally make contact with an alien species, which human language/alphabet should we use to try initiating communication with them?

There's not even a single official language for the UN

Well I butchered the Irish accent

And now I'm doing it to the American southern accent 😁

Indian accent vs British accent vs Russian accent

No offense meant 😂 I can't imitate American accent apart from that "All right" that i tried but i really wanna try..

Oddest English-language name you've seen? (Forget Gordons!)

Malachy Postlethwayt (18th century writer).

Describe your accent

Do you sound like anyone famous

I've notice a lot of people use "there's" instead of "there are" anymore. I'm not judging, I'm guilty of it myself.

E.g., "There's a lot of seagulls in the bathroom today."

Are dashboard hula dancers kitsch or quiche?

If they aren't quiche, then why can't you pronounce niche?!?! If you gonna borrow other people's stuff, use it right, sheesh!

What would of Jesus dun?

Just speaking in the language of the people. 😐 @SnailTeeth

I'll teach u some words in my language

first, pusa 🐈‍⬛

It's 2022, and lame Grammar Nazis still exist? How???

Can to speak in a completely different language without ever learning it?

I can speak in one of the regional language from a different state very fluently without ever learning it. No, it isn't close to my native language or Hindi. And i can understand German very well. Not sure how. May be because i had way too many...

What is the most endearing thing a boyfriend ever did around you?

My ex had a thick Russian accent and said "I think you would like to meet my friend, he is a cook" but cook sounded like kook because of his accent. I think about this a lot at times because its endearing.

What's a language you don't speak, but like the sound of?

I don't speak Brazilian Portuguese (though I'd love to learn), but I love the sound of it. I could listen to it all day (and I have been listening to more Brazilian music lately). I also think Romanian sounds really cool. Even though Romania is...

What’s your favourite accent?

I love accents. Mine is very RP, so to me it’s boring.

has your accent changed at all in your lifetime?

what's your favorite accent?

I dunno why but I still find the accent of northern Spain (distinción) amusing

Makes me want to watch The Withard of Oth

Had you started a swear jar

in your mid teens, would you be retired bout now....sippin' rum yummies on a beach? 🤔

We live in a world where genders are becoming irrelevant even for humans, and then we have the French language that defines genders for everything!

It's a beautiful language, but at the same time, it's unnecessarily annoying with all those stupid genders. For example, if you want to say, "That shirt is white", first you have to see if the word "shirt" is male or female and then use the correct...

Anyone want to just chat for a bit?

Please no mocking comments. Im just asking

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