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Interesting Accent - Rolando - 02-02-2021

I lost interest in the video pretty quickly, but the narrator's accent was fascinating.

EmFASSis on the wrong syLAABuls, a kinda sexy 'swishiness'...

Is it Russian/eastern Slavic?

https://youtu.be/wqLEhQP1brY


Re: Interesting Accent - srf1957 - 02-02-2021

That almost sounded like the computer generated voices on the weather service radio broadcasts .
Wrong in flection on some words . It said 10 lives lost in a storm as where someone lives . They used to tell you to contact them if you heard a mistake in syntax .


Re: Interesting Accent - Thrift Store Scott - 02-02-2021

Not sure on the accent, but the weight listed for the Mirage is way off, as in about 1/5th of what it should be.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_III#Specifications_(Mirage_IIIE)


Re: Interesting Accent - timg - 02-02-2021

sounds more like some chinese people I've interacted with ...


Re: Interesting Accent - Sarcany - 02-02-2021

Does seem like a Russian accent, with a bit of "stewardess" on top.


Re: Interesting Accent - deckeda - 02-02-2021

I’ve heard some Swedes speaking English that have that sort of cadence.


Re: Interesting Accent - N-OS X-tasy! - 02-02-2021

srf1957 wrote:
That almost sounded like the computer generated voices on the weather service radio broadcasts .
Wrong in flection on some words.

It’s entirely possible that’s exactly what it is. I’ve encountered many such videos on the interwebs, especially in recent years.


Re: Interesting Accent - RAMd®d - 02-02-2021

I'd say it's a computer to text voice.

Those sentences are far too long without a breath, and the next sentence continues very quickly.

I can also hear little glitches in the speech.

The syllabic emphasis is unnatural, and the cadence too even.

LOVE the T-38 Talon and F-4 Phantom.


Re: Interesting Accent - tenders - 02-02-2021

That sounds like voice synthesis using a South African accent. The voice was recorded saying a lot of words/memes, and software stitches them together. Some times, more effectively than other times.

A lot of weird YT videos are created this way - they can be assembled using low-cost overseas labor without requiring a convincing recordable English speaker to appeal to wide audience.


Re: Interesting Accent - davester - 02-03-2021

Computer text to voice program. n
No brainer.