via The Open University. Too fabulous not to share Sunday night/Monday morning!
Logophiles
What American English Sounds Like & a Good Boogie Too!
Prisecolinensinenciousol, a parody by Adriano Celentano for the Italian TV programme Mileluci is sung entirely in gibberish designed to sound like American English.
Confession: having not read the description when I first watched this, I spent ages trying to figure out what he was saying. D’oh.
UK vs US Spelling Info-graphic
Thank you Multilingual Living for posting this.
Warning: Comma Omission May Lead to Cannibalism
Translation:
“Shall we eat kids?”
“Shall we eat, kids?”
That the omission of such a tiny smudge of ink could result in such tragic consequences. Perhaps the old lady in Hansel & Gretel simply misread the memo?
Remember folks, proper punctuation prevents pandemonium.
Multilingual Mama 