In your opinion, what is the most beautiful sounding language?

[bif]

I'd have to rankt them:
1. French
2. Portuguese
3. Italian

And you?

[mr_hat]

1. Elvish. Arwen can sweet talk me anytime.

[progressiverealist]

2. Swahili

seriously.

[bif]

24. Swahili is pretty cool

Especially when it's sung. Very musical sounding.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. German

But I'm into S&M, so it kinda fits.

;)

[phillybri]

4. Italian

n/t

[LagaLover]

5. Italian

then French

[Richardo]

6. We just had a contingent in from our company's HQ in Paris...

I do not (yet) understand French, but listening to the conversations was just cool. We were talking about the most mundane stuff in English (believe me - I was in the meetings) but when they broke off to discuss amongst themselves... Ce magnifique!

:-)

[Bertha Venation]

7. Spanish.

I don't speak it but I've heard it constantly all my life, and I love it. It sounds like home to me.

[SCDem]

8. Portuguese by far

Now if only more countries would speak the darn language.

[BEZARK]

9. To shift the question: What English accent is most pleasing to the ear?

I'd have to say with strong Scotch or Irish brogue.

(I think "brogue" is the right word, but maybe not.)

[bif]

10. I think it's a Scottish brogue.

Not sure what you call an Irish accent. Lilt?

[Richardo]

19. In my youth, I went out with a woman from Scotland for a wee bit...

...that accent drove me bonkers! :loveya: *sigh*

[LagaLover]

12. Soft Irish

Followed closely by soft South Carolina/N.Georgia drawl.

[July]

14. Agree.

After I read your subject line but before reading your text I thought "Scottish or Irish." (Of course, there are accents WITHIN those two, but ...)

[Paradise]

11. Italian n/t

[GOPisEvil]

13. Any of the "romance" languages:

French, Spanish, Italian - all very swoon-worthy. ;-)

Also, the Irish accent is quite interesting too!

[readmylips]

15. Spanish...language of Romance

2nd language spoken througout the world and less difficult to learn. #1 in more beautiful women. More Spanish women have been named Miss Universe.

[LagaLover]

18. Spain has had that many Miss Universes?

How many have they had compared to any other country?

[readmylips]

26. All Spanish-speaking countries....

Puerto Rico-USA alone has had 4 beautiful women as Miss Universe. Miss Venezuela, Miss Mexico, etc. etc. all beautiful.

[Whitacre D_WI]

16. Pig-Latin

*swoon*

[mobuto]

17. FORTRAN

[Ricdude]

20. Polynesian languages in general...

With the alternating vowels and consonants, it develops a natural rhythm that's just cool.

[Skittles]

21. well it;'s not SOUNDING but I find sign language beautiful to watch

YES INDEED

[cosmokramer]

22. Italiano

[frylock]

23. canadian

[RandomKoolzip]

25. Uhhh...English.

Sorry to get all eurocentric on you, but I've never heard speech in any language that could possibly compete with Molly Bloom's ending soliloquy from "Ulysses" read out loud. Or the plainspoken honesty merging with flghty imagism of Bob Dylan's lyrics. Or my wife saying "I love you" to me at night before we go to sleep.

For me, English is still the shit.

[Zomby Woof]

27. Spanish

[grannylib]

28. I'd agree with French as #1, probably Italian as #2

[commander bunnypants]

29. Svedish

Plus the girls are purty

DDQM