People Speaking: 21

Perfection

Hasn't Hans got a perfect accent.
/ˊhaznt ˏˎhanz | gɒt ə ˈpɜːfɪkt ˎaksnt /   [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 aksnt 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 ˋhɪz ˏfɔːlt /   [6]

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

for a German to have is one that sounds German but so slightly  [8]
 fər ə ˋʤɜːmən tə ˏhav | 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