Yes. P and F, V and B.. ... From: Romeo Macapobre <romeo.macapobre@...> Subject: Re: [filipinofreethinkers] Re: Experts discourage use of ‘Taglish’ -...

flashbacks of Ms. Janina "I did not expect that I came from one of the taf 10" San Miguel during the Bb. Pilipinas interviews... *shudder*...

Don't forget E and I... ________________________________ From: jose mario sison <joma_sison@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu,...

... and O and U.... ________________________________ From: jose mario sison <joma_sison@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, November...

I think the more common reason why some English native speakers can't understand some Filipinos when speaking in English (grammatical errors aside) is that...

T, Th and D. hehehe....

In context, yes. Some people are able to accommodate the people they speak with by ADAPTING to the accent of their audience (but not necessarily ADOPTING the...

weren't you the one who could put on a thick British accent on the fly?...

Aye, that was me. I wouldn't call it thick, though. From the British perspective, mine's pretty neutral. ;) 2009/11/6 wcyaomuntek <wcyaomuntek@...> ... ...

Cool! Can you do cockney? :) ________________________________ From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> To: filipinofreethinkers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri,...

Now, *that* is thick English. ;) Technically, it's still London English but the slang words are different from what other Londoners would use; some sounds are...

I notice that I change the way I speak depending on the people I talk to... ________________________________ From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> To:...

I even tweak my Tagalog a bit, too. Cavite Tagalog (my Tagalog) is "rougher" and has a tendency to be spoken faster than Manila Tagalog. 2009/11/6 John...

Cavite Tagalog, huh? Does it have any differences from the Manila dialect? Is Taglish common among Caviteños too? ... From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> ...

Yes, they are quite distinct. Cavite Tagalog belongs to the Southern Tagalog group of dialects (along with Batangas) whilst Manila Tagalog belongs to the ...

Doesn't "nakain ako ng manok" translate into "I was eaten by a chicken?" ... From: Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> Subject: Re: [filipinofreethinkers] Re:...

In Manila Tagalog it does but not in Cavite-Batangas Tagalog. Dialectal differences. ;) 2009/11/6 Feign Ignorance <keptquisling@...> ... -- Sent from my...

Yes that's right. I had a roommate from Batangas when I was a freshman in Kalayaan in UP. Apparently the translation into Fiipino of "I ate a chicken" is...

Did you notice that most Pinoy parents speak to their kids in English? And yet they dont speak English among themseves (parents)? ... From: Mark Philip C...

I think it's important not to confuse literacy with English fluency. I think some of those interviewed added their opinions into the study about the importance...

what is wrong with taglish? isn't filipino a mix of spanish, chinese, english, and mostly tagalog words? english is also a mixture of german and french. so on...

Please allow me to a bit technical: I don't think there's anything "wrong" with Taglish *per se *or any form of code-switching but it is quite inaccurate to...

erratum: English remains to this day a part of the Germanic family, being more ... *than 2009/11/5 Aldrin F.T. <ah.aldrin@...> ... -- Aldrin F.T. ... ...

I agree. Appropriateness is all. However, one might ask: is Taglish *useful* for people OUTSIDE the Tagalog speaking areas? Many people learn it the hard way:...

At the height of Erap impeachment, I watch Tina Munzon Palma interviewing politicians and Tina, herself is blurring the word such as per-ro, par-rang, feeling...

LMAO! I was about to mention that. Personally, it annoys me. Especially when they do it for the sole purpose of "pa-cute". I doubt if they were raised with...

I have a boss here which is Hungarian then went to live in Austria. He speaks with his child in plain Austiran. His wife speaks with his child in plain...

He does have a point. As long as the child knows the difference between Austrian German and Hungarian, and those two with English (respectively), then there is...