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An unintelligible speech & a couple of questions Please, give a hand the non-native speaker to fill up missing parts. That's what I've got: 1) A French speech (I've been mistaken in thinking that it was English) - Aargh! [...]? Hey, Afonso! [...]. Tout suite! - Okay, okay. I'll check it out. http://tinyurl.com/y2lnvqxa 2) - The Kingpin promised the world, but he ain't delivered. (solved) http://tinyurl.com/y4hhprg7 + I recently saw a post on an english forum from a native-speaker something like this: 'you said you ain't have'... "Ain't" is "didn't" in these cases, isn't it? Don't you think that using of 'ain't' has gone too far? 3) - What are you talking about? (solved) - S'matter? You've been asleep the past 24 hours? http://tinyurl.com/yymeh2vq Please, confirm or fix the second line. I adore slang contractions like 's'matter', but I'm confusing them with something else when I'm hearing 'em. How do I learn myself to hear words/sentences as accurate as possible? 4) (solved)
Mar 17, 2019 4:34 PM
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Hi, the following are up for discussion, if you think I'm wrong please feel free to correct me. 1) - Aargh! [...]? Hey, Afonso! [I think he is speaking French, and his sentence starts with "Cherche le" which is french for look for the... so idk what else he says. ]. Toot sweet! ("Tout suite", the shortened version of "Tout de suite" which is french for right now or right away.) - Okay, okay. I'll check it out. http://tinyurl.com/y2lnvqxa 2) - The Kingpin promised the world, but [he ain't?] deliver. - but he ain't delivered. (I think that is what is being said. In this sense, "ain't" means hasn't (has not)) http://tinyurl.com/y4hhprg7 + I recently saw a post on an english forum from a native-speaker something like this: 'you said you ain't have'... "Ain't" is "didn't" in these cases, isn't it? - yes it is, it really depends on the context. "Ain't" usually means in not in most cases. e.g. "It ain't like that" means "It is not like that". Don't you think that using of 'ain't' has gone too far? - Yes I do because it confuses people who are trying to learn English. 3) - What are you talking about? - S'matter? (According to the youtube lyrics (which are sometimes wrong if the audio is too fast), he says samana, but I assume that's the guys name or something. I don't know. (You can turn on the subtitles/captions using the settings option given on the video) You've been asleep the past 24 hours? http://tinyurl.com/yymeh2vq Please, confirm or fix the second line. I adore slang contractions like 's'matter', but I'm confusing them with something else when I'm hearing 'em. How do I learn myself to hear words/sentences as accurate as possible? -- Practice makes perfect, listen to slow songs and movies. try to read books too. The level at which you read does not matter but challenge yourself. 4) - You're getting predictable, Mysterio. - Can't have that, can we. (laughs) Too bad you didn't predict-- http://tinyurl.com/y4cujhr4
March 17, 2019
Thanks for your helpful reply! I've already sent a message to French people on here. We'll see what it ends up.
March 18, 2019
1) - Aargh! [...]? Hey, Afonso! [...]. Toot sweet! - Okay, okay. I'll check it out. I believe it is French. French cuisine is considered fancy which would fit with the scene. Having said that, I have no idea what he said. 2) - The Kingpin promised the world, but [he ain't?] deliver. The Kingpin promised the world, but he ain't delivered. + I recently saw a post on an english forum from a native-speaker something like this: 'you said you ain't have'... "Ain't" is "didn't" in these cases, isn't it? Yes, it is. Don't you think that using of 'ain't' has gone too far? Way too far. There was a saying about 15-20 years ago “ain't ain't a word because it ain't in the dictionary”. It is in the dictionary now. In many areas ain’t can be considered low class. 3) - What are you talking about? - S'matter? You've been asleep the past 24 hours? I think this is just slurring the words more than a slang. “Whats the matter” I adore slang contractions like 's'matter', but I'm confusing them with something else when I'm hearing 'em. How do I learn myself to hear words/sentences as accurate as possible? Practice is the only way to teach yourself to hear with greater accuracy. I wish I had a better answer! 4) - You're getting predictable, Mysterio. - [...]. Too bad you didn't predict— The earlier comment is correct. - Can't have that, can we. (laughs) Too bad you didn't predict--
March 17, 2019
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