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    raunen (voice quality)

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    Prince Charles raunt oft in Interviews, früher noch mehr als heute.
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    I'm not sure there's a good English word for that; the translations given in LEO (whisper, which would be without bothering the vocal cords, and murmur, which implies imprecise articulation) don't quite seem to say the same. It's more a kind of talking with an additional vocal layer of groaning, maybe a bit through the nose. Also stereotypical of treehuggers in Germany, I think. ("Ja, du, das find ich jetz also richtig gut, ne?")
    Author Rudi_7 (774404) 31 Mar 11, 11:40
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    a nasal whisper?
    #1AuthorAmi31 Mar 11, 11:55
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    I think there just isn't a word or a fixed expression.
    Anyway, here's a Prince Charles impression, not that brilliant but nicely overdoing the aspect I mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPi0yDDm05k
    #2Author Rudi_7 (774404) 31 Mar 11, 14:06
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    Having listened to PC talk only a few times here and there on television, I would say he sure seems to whine a lot. :-)
    #3Author dude (253248) 31 Mar 11, 14:47
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    Für mich ist "raunen" ein etwas stimmhafteres Flüstern. Diesen "nasalen Aspekt" hätte ich nicht hereingedeutet, das läuft für mich unter Dictionary: näseln
    #4Author Dragon (238202) 31 Mar 11, 14:57
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    Ist nur ein Aspekt, Näseln ist natürlich was andres.

    The whining part is more a matter of intonation.
    #5Author Rudi_7 (774404) 01 Apr 11, 09:58
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    Lindenberg ist auch so 'n Rauner. Näselt aber auch ordentlich.
    What would you call the way of talking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRDCUi8pe4Q
    #6Author Rudi_7 (774404) 01 Apr 11, 12:07
    Suggestionto talk in a nasal whine
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    "Why do we bother with all this hoo hah for a bloke who as far as I am concerned has made 2 contributions to life. 1) Talking to his plants in that ghastly nasal whine and 2) Had an affair with a woman who looks like a horse."

    http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8638846.Gun_s...
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    So bezeichnet ein native speaker das "Raunen" ganz zutreffend.
    #7Author Reinhard W. (237443) 01 Apr 11, 18:34
     
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