People Speaking: 21

Perfection

Hasn't Hans got a perfect accent.
ˊhӕznt ˏˎhӕnz| gɒt ə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˎӕksnt. [1]

No-one thinks he isn't an Englishman.
 ˋnəʊwʌn θɪŋks hi ˋɪznt (ə)n ˊˋˏɪŋglɪʃmən.[2]

Mm. I'm not too sure, then that I'd call his accent perfect.
ˋm. aɪm ˈnɒt ˈtuː ˋˏʃɔː ðen | ðət aɪd ˈkɔːl ɪz ӕksnt ˋpɜfɪkt. [3]

Why not?
ˈwaɪ ˋnɒt. [4]

Well the trouble is, you see, in a way, he's going round fooling people.
ˋwel. ðə ˈtrʌbl ˋɪz ju ˏsiː, ˈɪn ə ˋˏweɪ, ˈhiz|gəʊɪŋ raʊnd ˋfuːlɪŋ piːpl.[5]

Unintentionally of course. It's not his fault.
ˋʌnɪnˋˏtenʃnli, əv ˋkɔːs. ˋ-ɪts nɒt ˋˏhɪz fɔːlt.[6]

Not exactly. But I'd say that the perfect English accent
`nɒt ɪg`ˏzӕkli. bət ˈaɪd ˈseɪ|ðə ˋpɜːfɪkt ɪŋglɪʃ ӕksnt [7]

for a German to have is one that sounds German but so slightly [8]
fər ə ˋʤɜːmən tə ˏhӕv| ɪz wʌn ðət ˋˏsaʊndz ʤɜːmən| bət ˈsəʊ ˋˏslaɪtli

that people forget all about it and only notice what he's saying [9]
ðət ˈpiːpl fəget ɔːl əˋˏbaʊt ɪt| ən ˈəʊnli ˈnəʊtɪs| wɒt iz ˋseɪɪŋ