Girls Generation/SNSD English Skills Countdown Day 1: Who speaks better English (excluding the American born)? based on comments not poll

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24 fans picked:
Sooyoung
   50%
Seohyun
   29%
Yuri
   13%
Taeyeon
   4%
Yoona
   4%
Hyoyeon
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 tiagih posted over a year ago
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tiagih said:
Josh: same as before, you have to provide videos as proof of your vote. Poll numbers don't count here. Videos must be no older then 2 years, any video that is pre-2010 is not counted. Skills are based on three things: Pronunciation, how thick the accent is, and ad-libs. Performances don't hold a lot of water here because of the use of memorizing lines not being fluent in what they are saying. HAVE FUN!!
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vinxinc picked Sooyoung:
here: link

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I know it's not perfect but her accent is good. Seohyun's english is good too.
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tiagih said:
^josh:her accent is what is throwing me off, if there weren't any subtitles I wouldn't understand alot of her words. I mean it good that she can speak the language but it was kinda choopy and seemed more rehearsed, but all in all its was ok.
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pretty_angel92 picked Sooyoung:
i think this is obvious. she does all the speeches, excluding Fany and Sica. they also choose Sooyoung to be with Fany and Sica at the interviews. she's almost fluent, tbh. what she needs is more confidence because, apart from that, she can hold a normal conversation with you and she understands everything you're saying.

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link this one is really funny but she still has a perfect accent

Seohyun still has some problems
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tiagih said:
^josh: like I told the other person, her English seems rehearsed because she is not confident in her speech. I am not saying she can't speak English well, but she sounds like she memorizes or rehearses her talks.

^do you have a link of Seohyun either or you?
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ahouy picked Yuri:
Yuri u can see in fashion king her english is really well
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tiagih said:
^you need to provide links for videos
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vinxinc picked Sooyoung:
here is yuri's english on Fashion king: link
sorry I think her english is bad. He accent is very strong.
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tiagih said:
^ I don't consider acting or singing part of being skillful in a language. This is also another example of a thick accent, that makes it hard to understand, for her if she had said her words slowly I may have understood her more
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vinxinc picked Sooyoung:
Sooyoung still says a few words incorrectly but her accent is good tho. I remember you posted a link last time. Seohyun's English was good in that one too.
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pretty_angel92 picked Sooyoung:
i'm sorry but...WHY ARE PEOPLE VOTING ON YURI? she's the worst
and even on that video, i don't understand what the hell she's saying o_O
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tiagih said:
^which one?
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blackpearlyul21 picked Sooyoung:
and Yuri.. they're next in line with Fany and Jess... Yuri is not the worst one... they are not the best but atleast they're trying.. I hope that someday.. all of them can speak fluently so that everyone of them can speak if they are in other countries not only fany.. ^^
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tiagih said:
^Fany, Jess, and Sun are not part of this poll because they are American-born and from what I am told have the better English, so I didn't think it was fair
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sweet_yuri picked Sooyoung:
sooyoung is better with yul and seo
pretty_angel yul not the worst
and in fashion king i think it is chance to learn more and improve herself and 4 me i understand most of what she said
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pretty_angel92 picked Sooyoung:
btw, now i notice that Sun isn't here. seriously? aren't you being a little biased right now? Sunny's english is not even that good. she's probably just better than Hyo, Yoong and Yul but that's it
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tiagih said:
^I had a conversation with Tiagih and she said leave out the American born because they speak better English and it wouldn't be fair to the others.
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vinxinc picked Sooyoung:
sunny was born in the US but she never lived there and her English isn't very good either.
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tiagih said:
^Tiagih told me she was one of the better English speakers and showed me a clip so I based it on that. No offense but from what I see and hear, I think she is, so I didn't include her.
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SugarBell20 picked Seohyun:
Oh really Sooyoung, but then that is better then Yuri. Well lets be honest Sooyoung is the only one other than Seohyun who can eve pronounce words correctly. But Seohyun is more confident in her English then Sooyoung so that should count for something.

Sooyoung's English:link

Seohyun's English:link
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tiagih said:
^Josh: So Seohyun has broken English but is confident while Sooyoung speaks it just well, she is just "shy". I wish there was a combo of both of them

To be honest I think I like the later a bit more because at least she is saying the right words however I find when Seohyun when she speaks English its a bit more engaging then Sooyoung.

Yuri, the only problem I have with her is that her accent is sooo thick I have a hard time understanding her
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ImanNessa99 picked Sooyoung:
sooyoung better in english.Simon Curtis(american actor) said "she's very good in english"
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tiagih said:
^josh: you must provide links or your comment doesn't count.
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