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Old June 24th 07, 05:41 AM posted to misc.kids
JH
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The last time I bought a digital telephone answering machine, the guy
announcing the date and time after each messages had a strong Chinese
accent.
I should have kept the machine as a novelty

A couple of days ago, I bought an electronic storybook (recites common
English nursery rhymes) for a kid, and when I listened to it closely,
I noticed a Chinese accent from the lady reciting the poems.

I know these things may be manufactured in China, but has anybody else
noticed a similar increase in recordings with a Chinese accent?

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Old June 24th 07, 05:00 PM posted to misc.kids
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:41:18 -0700, JH wrote:

The last time I bought a digital telephone answering machine, the guy
announcing the date and time after each messages had a strong Chinese
accent.
I should have kept the machine as a novelty

A couple of days ago, I bought an electronic storybook (recites common
English nursery rhymes) for a kid, and when I listened to it closely,
I noticed a Chinese accent from the lady reciting the poems.

I know these things may be manufactured in China, but has anybody else
noticed a similar increase in recordings with a Chinese accent?


I have a few toys with Chinese accents. They are usually the cheaply made
toys from China. My parents would buy them at swap meets. One of them is
a child on a rocking horse that rocks. It was one of DD's favorites for a
long time.
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Old June 25th 07, 02:10 AM posted to misc.kids
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Default Chinese Accent?


toypup wrote:
I have a few toys with Chinese accents. They are usually the cheaply made
toys from China. My parents would buy them at swap meets. One of them is
a child on a rocking horse that rocks. It was one of DD's favorites for a
long time.


Digital Answering machine (SouthWestern Bell), a little under $50,
from Target.
Electronic book (VTech), about $14, from WalMart.

How much more does one have to pay these days for no accent?

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Old June 25th 07, 05:26 PM posted to misc.kids
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JH wrote:
toypup wrote:

I have a few toys with Chinese accents. They are usually the cheaply made
toys from China. My parents would buy them at swap meets. One of them is
a child on a rocking horse that rocks. It was one of DD's favorites for a
long time.



Digital Answering machine (SouthWestern Bell), a little under $50,
from Target.
Electronic book (VTech), about $14, from WalMart.

How much more does one have to pay these days for no accent?


No accent? How is that possible? What would it sound like?
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Old June 26th 07, 03:25 PM posted to misc.kids
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Boliath wrote:

No accent? How is that possible? What would it sound like?


Good point.
Accents are relative (which is the point you are trying to make, I
think).
As adults we learn to accept different accents at our workplace, etc.
But I would not record my mother-in-law trying to sing a German
nursery rhyme for a toy targeted at German kids.
That would annoy the mainstream Germans.
Not to mention the possiblility of kids picking up a foreign accent.

With regard to the VTech toy, the accent is mild, but the lady sang
"Old Macdonald Had a Farm" -
"with a moo moo here, and a moo moo here"
(the 2nd part should have been "with a moo moo *THERE*", and even the
lyrics in the book read "THERE".

Not trying to nitpick, but the Chinese lady did Old Macdonald an
injustice

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Old June 27th 07, 01:34 AM posted to misc.kids
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Default Chinese Accent?

In article ,
Boliath wrote:

How much more does one have to pay these days for no accent?


No accent? How is that possible? What would it sound like?


Silent.

Heavenly!

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