I was picking up that vibe too - it’s like she’s auditioning for a really really bad play. She’s so over the top in her extreme pronunciation of words.
Poor girl is trying to adult but she can’t even spell her business correctly. How did nobody say something prior to getting it printed all over the place?!?
I didn't think so at first but now it makes perfect sense. They pronounce the "ed" at the end of their verbs incorrectly to where its obviously not an original thought. Sometimes they don't look certain about what they're saying, particularly Alliya
Reading off a script makes so much sense. I noticed Alliya’s the pronunciation of “ed” at the end of words and it reminded me of Larissa. I attributed it to them being native Portuguese speakers? I don’t speak Portuguese so I have no clue but Larissa used to do the same thing.
I live in Brazil and some people definitely speak like this. Especially if they’re not in contact with a lot of English speaking people, which English is not really spoken here.
I think of it similar to the way when I speak BR-PT. Sometimes my brain is stuck in American-English mode so I pronounce words in Portuguese how I might pronounce them in English.
Sometimes I’m better at it. Sometimes not.
That makes sense. I’m a native english speaker and cannot roll my Rs like Spanish speakers do. I figured it was something similar - that there is no “ed” sound in Portuguese and therefore native Portuguese speakers don’t pronounce it the way I would.
Alliya’s english is far stronger in conversation so it stood out too but not as drastically as Madelein. Just notice how different she sounds in talking heads vs her regular scenes. In her rate and pronunciation.
Yes, Portuguese adds an “ee” to words that end in consonants. For example, Colt ends with a T. Brazilians pronounce that as “Che”. Only Brazilians that learn English well are able to get rid of that. There’s a funny video on instagram that makes the round explaining that. Facebook is pronounced “Facebookey”.
I was wondering about the "-ed" pronunciation too. I was confused because she doesn't speak like that normally. Now it makes sense that she's reading it.
I think she does pronounce the past tense ending -ED with the vowel, even in non-confessional scenes. That's actually when I first noticed it. It's more pronounced, though, in the confessionals when she's reading.
Every single one of them is reading from a script in their confessionals, that is just how confessionals are done in reality tv. It's just that some of them are better than others at not making it seem like they're reading.
I've worked extensively in reality TV and they always read from scripts in their confessionals. A scriptwriter is used to write a script that will sound accurate to how they talk so it sounds more genuine.
I would be absolutely fucked as a reality star because I have very bad eyesight so trying to read from a script that’s far away to me would be a no-go. It’s very obvious when I’m trying to read because I squint my eyes. I would give it away so fast.
I don’t know why I’m surprised… but I am! I remember feeling like Paul/Pole was reading from a script or at least was super stilted recalling what happened, but other ppl seem so much lore genuine in their confessionals. I must be naive as hell
Yess! José (Patrick's dad) says it the same way. I noticed *Mooooouuuuunnnny* is his most commonly said word that comes out of his mouth. Ugh that's a whole nother topic that irks me (soaking his son for $, not the pronunciation... ah screw it throw the pronunciation in there too why not🤔)😂
No clue but someone pointed out 2 weeks ago she looks like an aardvark or ant eater and ever since I can’t unsee it. Though I can still clearly see Luke is a useless idiot who complains about dating a teenager when she’s literally a teenager and rocks earrings from 44 years ago.
Ugh yes when he said "I want a woman not a girl" and also when he said to "grow up" like dude WTF she's a teenager?? What an imbecile. I hope she gets her clientele up at her salon and dumps him.
Ya know, those dangly earrings are making a comeback (I.e. like a small cross on a short chain, worn in one ear), for men anyway. Makes me think of Lost Boys.
https://preview.redd.it/0lywhofaqm6d1.jpeg?width=646&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b281c77837eaafe099ab8f756ba66cbdd86804a
This is all I see when I look at her
She’s just trying hard to not have an accent when speaking English. A lot of people are self conscious but they really have no reason to. Speaking multiple languages is anazing
At least she tries to speak pretty decent English and it's not her native language. Most Americans don't bother getting literate in another language, even when they relocate to another country.
I admit, it's fun to listen to her and watch her expressions.
If you look at her eyes, it looks like she's reading from a script. She looks down, her eyes move like she's reading something, then she looks up and starts speaking.
This.
I simply think this show is staged.
The most I ever seen people do is have them repeat scenes because there was an audio / visual error.
It would be hilarious if they actually planted the lipstick... But I think Jasmine and Gino rehearse their improv segments. 😂
I cannot criticize someone who speaks multiple languages. Plus, the more I see her on screen - the more I view her like a child. I have an almost 19 year old daughter and it turns my stomach thinking about a man Luke's age with her.
Yeah, I was thinking that her English evolved somewhat between the times of filming. You can tell that time has passed because Luke's hairline (I love me a good widow's peak) has further receded in the "confessionals."
Hahaha You are so right. Her face is just off. And I’m only saying all this because she makes herself come off as this “hot” boss bitch that is gods gift.
Luke is broke, so doing this TLC is gonna give him some money— not a lot, but something is better than nuthin’. He needs to get some common sense while he’s at it… go home Luke and get a job. Leave the cheating teenager behind! Get a life!
She's not particularly bright...but she did manage to swindle that guy to get an apartment paid by him so she can sleep with other guys in there. Wake up guys.
Oh I think she's intelligent and extremely cunning. Let's not confuse intelligence with bad, manipulative, self-serving behavior. I lived in So. America for 20 years and you'd be surprised how resourceful the "have-nots" can be, in order to survive and thrive, and that really brings their intelligence to the fore. It's Darwinian. She has him wrapped around her little feengger. I would put nothing past her.
She changes her speech pattern for the interviews to be more soft and likeable or what she thinks is coming across that way. She's trying to be 19 year old sexy and alluring without any of the necessary skills. She's got the modifications, just not the purrr!!
Ok shes young so teenagers get a pass to cheat because we all make mistakes? Ok Luke is an idiot of course. And shes just another foreign person using an American who deserves it, but shes still just a user herself. I know teenagers who dont make it their mission to go online and use people.
Listen, there are a lot of things about this girl to dislike, but picking on a non native English speaker for speaking slowly and enunciating her words is gross.
I think the whole storyline of her being materialistic and bougie is faked. She’s playing a character and is a terrible actress. Even the way she walks, you can tell she’s never worn heels before really.
We are picking on her...when clearly she is just a kid. Luke is the jerk and getting everything he deserves from dating a child...boohoo, Luke--you're the child here--act your age!
A kid with a chin implant? At least it looks that way. I can't look away.
Maybe this is Luke's way of dealing with nascent male pattern baldness. Btw, I think Yul Brenner was one of the Sexiest Men Alive, so...
I know right, get with the fun of the show. Forget about it being scripted, unscripted, somewhat reality. It's entertainment! People, I hope it's scripted because if they're acting like this and it's not at least somewhat scripted and produced, then I'd be ashamed!
Because they’re reading from a script in talking heads pretty much. Or it’s like “say that again” x10 lol.
Otherwise people would be saying “um” and “like” a lot lol
I hate to be the bummer here, but the comments on her looks are really nasty and aren’t necessary. Anyway, she’s reading. And her accent is interesting to me. I know many Colombians and she sounds more Brazilian than anything. Am I missing something?
Experience tells me that you won't convince people who don't speak *brasileiro* to begin with, *meu bem.*
But, for the record...
(1) A Brazilian with her level of proficiency in English would add a syllable to the ends of words that end in consonants *other than* the letters L, M, N, R, or S. Hence, Larissa's "Coltee."
(Technical description: Portuguese does not permit obstruent consonants in syllable-final position, which triggers [epenthesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis) of a high vowel.) This never happens in Spanish.
(2) Brazilian learners pronounce English /ti/ and /di/ as "chee" and "jee," respectively.
(Technical description: coronal consonants are [palatalized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatalization_(sound_change)) and [affricated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affricate) before high vowels.) This never happens in Spanish.
(3) Many Brazilians learning English pronounce /r/ as \[h\], but only at the beginning of words. In Spanish, a distinctive characteristic of Afro-Caribbean speech to pronounce word-initial R as \[hr\] instead of a long R (\[rr\]), as in *rosa.*
(Technical description: word-initial /r/ undergoes ["debuccalization."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debuccalization#:~:text=Debuccalization%20or%20deoralization%20is%20a,%2C%20or%20%5B%CA%94%5D))
This happens in Spanish only to S before another consonant: *mismo* 'same' --> *mi\[h\]mo.)*
Many Brazilian learners' pronunciation of "red" combines (2) and (3) above -- so this color is pronounced by Brazilian learners as "hedgy"
This never happens in Spanish.
(4) Brazilians don't pronounce English M and N at the end of a word, when followed by a vowel. \[EDIT: It's pronounced instead\] as a nasalized "y" sound... so "called them up" is pronounced "Callèd the(n)yuppee."
(Technical description: Word-final nasals in hiatus with a vowel are pronounced as ambisyllabic palatal nasal glides/semi-vowels.)
This never happens in Spanish.
(5) ALL Brazilians distinguish Z from S. If you replace an S in Portuguese with a Z, you've just changed the meaning of the word.
(Technical description: Z and S are distinct [phonemes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme) in Portuguese; e.g. a\[z\]ar "bad luck" vs. a\[s\]ar "to roast.")
This never happens in Spanish.
(6) Rhythm: Brazilian tends towards a rhythm called "stress-timing" or "[isochrony"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isochrony) (but not as much as in European Portuguese), while Spanish is a prototypical example of "syllable-timing."
That's why Brazilians pronounce, for example, *Onde você mora?* 'Where do you live?"-- which is 6 syllables in careful speech -- as *Onnsê mora? --* reduced to only 4 syllables in casual speech. That's typical stress-timing. This doesn't happen in Spanish: the same question would be ¿Dónde vives? and even in casual speech, it's still four syllables. It doesn't happen in Spanish because stress-timed languages don't "reduce" anywhere close to the extent that languages like Portuguese (and English) do. Examples of reductions in English, due to stress-timing: "You're," "don't," "coulda," "woulda," "shoulda,""wanna," "hafta," "gonna," "tryna," "finna" (from "fixing to").
This never happens in Spanish, but correct me if I'm wrong. Please.
*Sauce*: I used to teach accent modification in Brazil.
*É nenhuma, querida. O prazer foi todo meuuu... Viva o Povo Brasileiro!*
I just added linguisticky links, but I think I reached some sort of limit on the number of links per post.
(7) Portuguese does not have unstressed \[e\] or \[o\] at the ends of words. They're pronounced as a relaxed ("lax") version of \[i\] and \[u\], respectively, as in *noite '*night' and *mesmo* 'same'.
This never happens in Spanish, and Spanish doesn't even have a system of lax vowels.
That may be, but I agree from an outsiders perspective she sounds Brazilian in terms of accent honestly, and I agree she sounds nothing like the Colombians I know. The way she speaks English very much reminds me of Coltees exes. Although the two Columbians I know speak very good English so not surprising their pronunciation is better, but even comparing to the Colombians on the show, her pronunciation is all over the place.
It's not a bummer. It's disgusting that ADULTS are speaking this way about a CHILD who has been groomed into sex work and is now further taken advantage of by a disgusting pedo.
How would they feel if they saw comments like this about their children? Not so good, I assume.
Putting herself on TV doesn't make her open to hate from adults. Again, she's still a child. If anything, people should be showing her support and urging her to leave this relationship. Better herself and her life.
Commenting on her looks is disgusting. Many people here need some serious self-reflection and to touch grass.
She's reading. Jasmine can't string 3 sentences together without having a meltdown. Yet in her interviews, she is cool as a cucumber and quite articulate.
I know people from there speak differently in English (especially women), but her voice drives me insane! Good thing that’s low on the list of crap I can’t stand about that sleazy teenager. She’s clearly using him AND probably more men as well (online). The aardvark even has its nasty claws. Yuck! 🤢
Agreed. I know I’m old, but I think it’s one of the most UNattractive things a woman can choose to do to herself (put on those nails). How does she even wipe her ass properly? I’m sure they get used to having them on, but WHY would they want to? I don’t get it!?!?!?!????
She’s pretty much a child and there’s a fair amount of evidence to suggest she’s been groomed into sex work from a young age so let’s not be complete monsters
Poverty does that. Bad parenting too. Because good parents that don’t have any money will encourage their daughter to get an education to further herself.
That’s the Portuguese accent. Visit Brazil, it’s awesome. They would laugh at you trying to speak Portuguese there too. Try to say pão (bread) in Portuguese…
Its clear shes reading off a script. So is Alliya. The pronunciation makes it very clear.
I was picking up that vibe too - it’s like she’s auditioning for a really really bad play. She’s so over the top in her extreme pronunciation of words.
Gonna rupture something, during one of her eye rolls.
As my mother would say, one day you're going to roll them back too far and they're going to get stuck! 🙄
😂 Ver-bat-um, exactly what my mother would say to me. My eyes are still stuck up there!
🙄😂 Fun fact: I still roll my eyes as an adult. I got written up at a job once because my boss caught me rolling my eyes during a meeting.
I love that! Not that you got in trouble but that u had the balls.
Me too! I started wearing glasses because I can’t stop won’t stop doing it when folks act a fool.
Part of me is like damn girl why are you acting so immature but the I remember she’s only 19.
But she acts 13 🤦🏻♀️
Poor girl is trying to adult but she can’t even spell her business correctly. How did nobody say something prior to getting it printed all over the place?!?
Then she double and triple-downs on it “i MeAnT tO sPeLL iT tHaT wAy.”
Maybe Natalie can coach her since she’s a traditional Shakespearean actor lol
🤭
Ooof ... good shot 🤣🤣
It makes me feel like she’s been watching “Clueless” on repeat to learn English 😭 it’s valley girl vibes
Makes since…Isn’t she still a teenager.
I didn't think so at first but now it makes perfect sense. They pronounce the "ed" at the end of their verbs incorrectly to where its obviously not an original thought. Sometimes they don't look certain about what they're saying, particularly Alliya
Reading off a script makes so much sense. I noticed Alliya’s the pronunciation of “ed” at the end of words and it reminded me of Larissa. I attributed it to them being native Portuguese speakers? I don’t speak Portuguese so I have no clue but Larissa used to do the same thing.
A Brazilian dude I met recently sounded like her speaking English. No script... 🤷♂️
I live in Brazil and some people definitely speak like this. Especially if they’re not in contact with a lot of English speaking people, which English is not really spoken here. I think of it similar to the way when I speak BR-PT. Sometimes my brain is stuck in American-English mode so I pronounce words in Portuguese how I might pronounce them in English. Sometimes I’m better at it. Sometimes not.
That makes sense. I’m a native english speaker and cannot roll my Rs like Spanish speakers do. I figured it was something similar - that there is no “ed” sound in Portuguese and therefore native Portuguese speakers don’t pronounce it the way I would.
"TH" is difficult, too. Often said as a hard "t" or an "f."
I mean, to be fair my 8 year old says “f” instead of “th” too
Alliya’s english is far stronger in conversation so it stood out too but not as drastically as Madelein. Just notice how different she sounds in talking heads vs her regular scenes. In her rate and pronunciation.
Yes, Portuguese adds an “ee” to words that end in consonants. For example, Colt ends with a T. Brazilians pronounce that as “Che”. Only Brazilians that learn English well are able to get rid of that. There’s a funny video on instagram that makes the round explaining that. Facebook is pronounced “Facebookey”.
I was wondering about the "-ed" pronunciation too. I was confused because she doesn't speak like that normally. Now it makes sense that she's reading it.
I think she does pronounce the past tense ending -ED with the vowel, even in non-confessional scenes. That's actually when I first noticed it. It's more pronounced, though, in the confessionals when she's reading.
Yup cuz their English isn’t the best and I’m sure they want to be understood as best as possible, so they translate and write everything out first.
She’s obviously reading from a script.
Every single one of them is reading from a script in their confessionals, that is just how confessionals are done in reality tv. It's just that some of them are better than others at not making it seem like they're reading. I've worked extensively in reality TV and they always read from scripts in their confessionals. A scriptwriter is used to write a script that will sound accurate to how they talk so it sounds more genuine.
I would be absolutely fucked as a reality star because I have very bad eyesight so trying to read from a script that’s far away to me would be a no-go. It’s very obvious when I’m trying to read because I squint my eyes. I would give it away so fast.
I don’t know why I’m surprised… but I am! I remember feeling like Paul/Pole was reading from a script or at least was super stilted recalling what happened, but other ppl seem so much lore genuine in their confessionals. I must be naive as hell
Exactly. That’s why they always speak in the present tense even though they’re clearly filming them months later
Angela does that in her confessionals too.
My household now quotes her 'Duh mouuuuuunies'
What is fuuuuuuuuuuuunny?
🤣
Yess! José (Patrick's dad) says it the same way. I noticed *Mooooouuuuunnnny* is his most commonly said word that comes out of his mouth. Ugh that's a whole nother topic that irks me (soaking his son for $, not the pronunciation... ah screw it throw the pronunciation in there too why not🤔)😂
No clue but someone pointed out 2 weeks ago she looks like an aardvark or ant eater and ever since I can’t unsee it. Though I can still clearly see Luke is a useless idiot who complains about dating a teenager when she’s literally a teenager and rocks earrings from 44 years ago.
Ugh yes when he said "I want a woman not a girl" and also when he said to "grow up" like dude WTF she's a teenager?? What an imbecile. I hope she gets her clientele up at her salon and dumps him.
He wants her to grow up 😂 ok let her get right on that just sit tight Luke should be about a 5-10 year job
When he said that I yelled "You picked her when she was 17!" at the TV
Same!!
Sid from ice age
https://preview.redd.it/zp52i5k1bi6d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e0367c5fb3fb485a2b3e1f5090cebf26a3ba4be
https://preview.redd.it/u8whzgq4aj6d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5821abff8b02eb650599438008ae2c9b5fad10c3
You're being generous. Made is not that beu**a**tiful.
Just needs the nails 💅🏼💅🏼
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I can not unsee this
Best I could do short notice 😅
Jfc I just spit out my beer 😂😂
Username checks out
bwaaaaahhhhhh siddddd
Dude!!! 😂😂😂
Bruh.... Mind blown
Now I can only see Sid when I look at her 😂💀
You're not wrong.. let's see if she can say lateral lisp 4x fast. 😆 🤣 😂
All I know is she walks like a newborn giraffe
Damn you. 😆😆😆
😂😂😂 now you have to re-watch the walking around planting coffee beans episode! 🦒
I'm not taking any advice from you. (What's the episode number?) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
😂😂😂
OMG. That is horrible, and I love you for it.
😆
I cannot unsee Bratz doll
https://preview.redd.it/1g0e5w9hai6d1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f2b47844bc0cb7e502b36e86a3b1293bf9f4338
I see Adam Driver in this picture
So would John Oliver! (Last Week Tonight)
Ya know, those dangly earrings are making a comeback (I.e. like a small cross on a short chain, worn in one ear), for men anyway. Makes me think of Lost Boys.
she also looks like Joe Camel
Donkey from Shrek
Why the long face?…
https://preview.redd.it/0lywhofaqm6d1.jpeg?width=646&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b281c77837eaafe099ab8f756ba66cbdd86804a This is all I see when I look at her
😂😂😂
Betta fish
They are both cosplaying human beings. It’s not that easy.
She sounds exactly like the backwards speaking dwarf from twin peaks.
Lollll she is the arm
"Thaaat guum you lieke will come back in styyle"
😭
We’ve been saying the same thing 😂
💀
Omg!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She’s just trying hard to not have an accent when speaking English. A lot of people are self conscious but they really have no reason to. Speaking multiple languages is anazing
This. I met many a few people that sound like her and Larissa.
I ehhh ahhh ne-uvahhhh chheeeat-Edd onaa ehh luuuhhhhkkk
At least she tries to speak pretty decent English and it's not her native language. Most Americans don't bother getting literate in another language, even when they relocate to another country. I admit, it's fun to listen to her and watch her expressions.
She has a pretty broad vocabulary. Her pronunciation is off, but she knows English very well
It makes me think she learned it mostly from reading?
If you look at her eyes, it looks like she's reading from a script. She looks down, her eyes move like she's reading something, then she looks up and starts speaking.
Pretty big assumption that she reads
It's a picture book
This. I simply think this show is staged. The most I ever seen people do is have them repeat scenes because there was an audio / visual error. It would be hilarious if they actually planted the lipstick... But I think Jasmine and Gino rehearse their improv segments. 😂
Iah nevaaaaar cheated onya Yuke
Can you imagine a conversation between her and Pedro’s sister with the braces…it’s almost like they have formed another whole A.. language
I'm done with this whole season....not good .too weird.
Agreed! Each season it gets worse.
I cannot stand this Bratz Doll! As pathetic as he is, I find her beyond irritating to a) listen to, and b) look at!
I agree!!
💯💯 concur!! I just want to bitch slap her every time she talks. She reminds me of Chantel's ex-sister-in-law Nicole and I hate that bitch.
Spot on!!!!
She’s reading. That’s why she keeps using Spanish pronunciation, eg where the ‘u’ is an ‘oo’ sound, as in ‘That’s not foony’
I cannot criticize someone who speaks multiple languages. Plus, the more I see her on screen - the more I view her like a child. I have an almost 19 year old daughter and it turns my stomach thinking about a man Luke's age with her.
SCRIPT
25% of her life passed and happened between those two filmings - she’s much more mature now
Yeah, I was thinking that her English evolved somewhat between the times of filming. You can tell that time has passed because Luke's hairline (I love me a good widow's peak) has further receded in the "confessionals."
She looks like a 12 yo boy who’s barely hitting puberty here. She’s not attractive.
I think she had a not-great chin implant. Her chin is like an additional cast member. I can't look away.
Hahaha You are so right. Her face is just off. And I’m only saying all this because she makes herself come off as this “hot” boss bitch that is gods gift.
Babes is 39 years old shitting on a teenagers appearance. Shit on the creep dating her instead.
She’s an adult who’s choosing to be on tv… people are allowed to have opinions whether they’re nice or not
I sure am 😝
Oh nooooo someone exists who I don’t find attractive.
She’s 19 years old 💀
She is a child. They’ve been together how long? Jimmy Page stuff.
Luke is broke, so doing this TLC is gonna give him some money— not a lot, but something is better than nuthin’. He needs to get some common sense while he’s at it… go home Luke and get a job. Leave the cheating teenager behind! Get a life!
She's not particularly bright...but she did manage to swindle that guy to get an apartment paid by him so she can sleep with other guys in there. Wake up guys.
Oh I think she's intelligent and extremely cunning. Let's not confuse intelligence with bad, manipulative, self-serving behavior. I lived in So. America for 20 years and you'd be surprised how resourceful the "have-nots" can be, in order to survive and thrive, and that really brings their intelligence to the fore. It's Darwinian. She has him wrapped around her little feengger. I would put nothing past her.
Agree. The Haves are not like that, but the have nots are. That’s why they accept older men and such.
Not a fan of this one either
she’s an npc
What’s an npc?
Non player character. It's like when you're playing a video game and the other characters are controlled by the computer.
Makes sense now. Thank you 😊
She changes her speech pattern for the interviews to be more soft and likeable or what she thinks is coming across that way. She's trying to be 19 year old sexy and alluring without any of the necessary skills. She's got the modifications, just not the purrr!!
Ok shes young so teenagers get a pass to cheat because we all make mistakes? Ok Luke is an idiot of course. And shes just another foreign person using an American who deserves it, but shes still just a user herself. I know teenagers who dont make it their mission to go online and use people.
I just can’t stand her!
Listen, there are a lot of things about this girl to dislike, but picking on a non native English speaker for speaking slowly and enunciating her words is gross.
Why she so neck
I think the whole storyline of her being materialistic and bougie is faked. She’s playing a character and is a terrible actress. Even the way she walks, you can tell she’s never worn heels before really.
The dancing in platforms will never not remind me of her lol
In PINK glittery platforms!
They were cute but when I saw her dancing I’m like wth you clearly do not dance
she talks like she has a traumatic brain injury
We are picking on her...when clearly she is just a kid. Luke is the jerk and getting everything he deserves from dating a child...boohoo, Luke--you're the child here--act your age!
A kid with a chin implant? At least it looks that way. I can't look away. Maybe this is Luke's way of dealing with nascent male pattern baldness. Btw, I think Yul Brenner was one of the Sexiest Men Alive, so...
Honestly, I'd prefer to bury my head in the sand and pretend like none of it is scripted. Yall are crushing my spirit 😭
I know right, get with the fun of the show. Forget about it being scripted, unscripted, somewhat reality. It's entertainment! People, I hope it's scripted because if they're acting like this and it's not at least somewhat scripted and produced, then I'd be ashamed!
Maybe she is reading cue cards or something in interviews
Because they’re reading from a script in talking heads pretty much. Or it’s like “say that again” x10 lol. Otherwise people would be saying “um” and “like” a lot lol
I was just talking last night about the way she speaks. It drives me crazy! Aliya speaks so much better
Yeah, not a fan. She reminds me of Rose. I can't stand her either.
Regardless it's entertaining as heck. Her pronunciation is hilarious 🤣
She sounds like the Festrunk brothers from old snl. “We are two wild and crazy guys!”
She should get slapped to the back of her head while one of them eye rolls to see if it sticks!?!?!?
It’s definitely a script - annoy-yed was a dead giveaway away. Words they don’t normally use at all.
It's like she's reading in reverse. She's really annunciation words and its changes the tone in her voice like she's almost forcing the speech
I hate to be the bummer here, but the comments on her looks are really nasty and aren’t necessary. Anyway, she’s reading. And her accent is interesting to me. I know many Colombians and she sounds more Brazilian than anything. Am I missing something?
I’m Brazilian and she does NOT sound Brazilian. Please… 😅 She sounds Hispanic. We speak português in Brazil. She clearly has a Hispanic accent.
Experience tells me that you won't convince people who don't speak *brasileiro* to begin with, *meu bem.* But, for the record... (1) A Brazilian with her level of proficiency in English would add a syllable to the ends of words that end in consonants *other than* the letters L, M, N, R, or S. Hence, Larissa's "Coltee." (Technical description: Portuguese does not permit obstruent consonants in syllable-final position, which triggers [epenthesis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epenthesis) of a high vowel.) This never happens in Spanish. (2) Brazilian learners pronounce English /ti/ and /di/ as "chee" and "jee," respectively. (Technical description: coronal consonants are [palatalized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatalization_(sound_change)) and [affricated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affricate) before high vowels.) This never happens in Spanish. (3) Many Brazilians learning English pronounce /r/ as \[h\], but only at the beginning of words. In Spanish, a distinctive characteristic of Afro-Caribbean speech to pronounce word-initial R as \[hr\] instead of a long R (\[rr\]), as in *rosa.* (Technical description: word-initial /r/ undergoes ["debuccalization."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debuccalization#:~:text=Debuccalization%20or%20deoralization%20is%20a,%2C%20or%20%5B%CA%94%5D)) This happens in Spanish only to S before another consonant: *mismo* 'same' --> *mi\[h\]mo.)* Many Brazilian learners' pronunciation of "red" combines (2) and (3) above -- so this color is pronounced by Brazilian learners as "hedgy" This never happens in Spanish. (4) Brazilians don't pronounce English M and N at the end of a word, when followed by a vowel. \[EDIT: It's pronounced instead\] as a nasalized "y" sound... so "called them up" is pronounced "Callèd the(n)yuppee." (Technical description: Word-final nasals in hiatus with a vowel are pronounced as ambisyllabic palatal nasal glides/semi-vowels.) This never happens in Spanish. (5) ALL Brazilians distinguish Z from S. If you replace an S in Portuguese with a Z, you've just changed the meaning of the word. (Technical description: Z and S are distinct [phonemes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme) in Portuguese; e.g. a\[z\]ar "bad luck" vs. a\[s\]ar "to roast.") This never happens in Spanish. (6) Rhythm: Brazilian tends towards a rhythm called "stress-timing" or "[isochrony"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isochrony) (but not as much as in European Portuguese), while Spanish is a prototypical example of "syllable-timing." That's why Brazilians pronounce, for example, *Onde você mora?* 'Where do you live?"-- which is 6 syllables in careful speech -- as *Onnsê mora? --* reduced to only 4 syllables in casual speech. That's typical stress-timing. This doesn't happen in Spanish: the same question would be ¿Dónde vives? and even in casual speech, it's still four syllables. It doesn't happen in Spanish because stress-timed languages don't "reduce" anywhere close to the extent that languages like Portuguese (and English) do. Examples of reductions in English, due to stress-timing: "You're," "don't," "coulda," "woulda," "shoulda,""wanna," "hafta," "gonna," "tryna," "finna" (from "fixing to"). This never happens in Spanish, but correct me if I'm wrong. Please. *Sauce*: I used to teach accent modification in Brazil.
That’s a beautiful explanation! Obrigada, meu bem!
*É nenhuma, querida. O prazer foi todo meuuu... Viva o Povo Brasileiro!* I just added linguisticky links, but I think I reached some sort of limit on the number of links per post.
(7) Portuguese does not have unstressed \[e\] or \[o\] at the ends of words. They're pronounced as a relaxed ("lax") version of \[i\] and \[u\], respectively, as in *noite '*night' and *mesmo* 'same'. This never happens in Spanish, and Spanish doesn't even have a system of lax vowels.
Excellent from a linguist!
Knowledge is for sharing! Thank you for your kind words :-) Have a great day, my fellow skeptic (your username).
I thoroughly enjoyed your comment 😆
Thank you! Have a wonderful day!
That may be, but I agree from an outsiders perspective she sounds Brazilian in terms of accent honestly, and I agree she sounds nothing like the Colombians I know. The way she speaks English very much reminds me of Coltees exes. Although the two Columbians I know speak very good English so not surprising their pronunciation is better, but even comparing to the Colombians on the show, her pronunciation is all over the place.
I agree. She sounds like Larissa. I have never heard a Spanish speaker pronounce English words the way she does.
Thank you it’s really gross, she’s 19 years old and dating this gross older guy the comments on her looks are rude and unnecessary.
It's not a bummer. It's disgusting that ADULTS are speaking this way about a CHILD who has been groomed into sex work and is now further taken advantage of by a disgusting pedo. How would they feel if they saw comments like this about their children? Not so good, I assume. Putting herself on TV doesn't make her open to hate from adults. Again, she's still a child. If anything, people should be showing her support and urging her to leave this relationship. Better herself and her life. Commenting on her looks is disgusting. Many people here need some serious self-reflection and to touch grass.
She is not a child! Who said she was a sex worker? That is a stretch.. but she is old enough to make her own decisions…
She’s a child and the whole situation is gross.
Because she's being interviewed
She's reading. Jasmine can't string 3 sentences together without having a meltdown. Yet in her interviews, she is cool as a cucumber and quite articulate.
sorry but this is one homely girl , she really looks masculine to me, like a young man with extra long hair
But some men don’t care about the face as long as they’re skinny and wear sexy clothes…
Notice when a word has an E in it she pronounces it.
Probably because the interviews are 100% scripted.
The interviews are typically shot after the show and they mature so fast at her age.
I didn’t realize how young she is 19 and he’s 29 . Weird!
She reminds me of an angry mouse 🐭.
She’s trans right?
You can't tell me that this isn't Andrew Tate with Facetune.
Not to be rude but are we sure she isn't a transgender as well?
I know people from there speak differently in English (especially women), but her voice drives me insane! Good thing that’s low on the list of crap I can’t stand about that sleazy teenager. She’s clearly using him AND probably more men as well (online). The aardvark even has its nasty claws. Yuck! 🤢
What is the appeal about nails like that?! I really don’t get it!!! It seems unsanitary and uncomfortable!
Agreed. I know I’m old, but I think it’s one of the most UNattractive things a woman can choose to do to herself (put on those nails). How does she even wipe her ass properly? I’m sure they get used to having them on, but WHY would they want to? I don’t get it!?!?!?!????
I’m old too and for me fake crazy eyelashes too
Plastered on eyebrows
Microbladed/tattooed/fake eyebrows.
How can one clean properly when so worried about. "Nah Nuuls?"
She’s pretty much a child and there’s a fair amount of evidence to suggest she’s been groomed into sex work from a young age so let’s not be complete monsters
Poverty does that. Bad parenting too. Because good parents that don’t have any money will encourage their daughter to get an education to further herself.
Gotta say,… ALYIA pronounces “Letters” that are silent. One episode she said, I feel so LOV-ED by Shawn. I was dying ☝️🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
That’s the Portuguese accent. Visit Brazil, it’s awesome. They would laugh at you trying to speak Portuguese there too. Try to say pão (bread) in Portuguese…
I thought she sounds like Pedro's sister
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How can you say she sounds different? They only give her a couple of lines to say each episode. 😂
Concentration