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TalibAladine · 4331 days ago · link · · parent · post: People who speak English as a second language: how do you speak fake English?
I learned Spanish first, English second. From my visits to Peru, most people know bits and pieces of English, so it's whatever words they know plus words in their own language thrown in to make sense. Most of the time those words will be preceded by an "eh" sound, and the ending made less fluent. Spanish tends to flow one word into the other, and when someone is mimicking an American, for example, they will stop after each word and pronounce the ending in a ridiculous, abrupt manner. They also will slow down their speech, and add a bit of a snooty drawl to it.