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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishAudioSpeechPronunciation/Forum22.htm</link><description>British, American, Scottish accent or using super-fantastic-high-tech software, we'll help you with pronunciation.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3107.25864)</generator><item><title>Re: 21st Birthday Speech</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/21stBirthdaySpeech/gdxvh/post.htm#519986</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 11:37:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:519986</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/21stBirthdaySpeech/gdxvh/post.htm#519986</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-519986.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;i was randomly looking for a speech and came across this, lovely! actually bought a tear to my eye!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>21st Birthday Speech</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/21stBirthdaySpeech/cpmhm/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:57:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:244336</guid><dc:creator>Akki</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/21stBirthdaySpeech/cpmhm/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments22-244336.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello my dear friends!&amp;nbsp; I've finally turned 21, and am having a rather huge party this friday and I have prepared a thank you speech.&amp;nbsp; I would really appriciate it, if you could briefly glance through it and correct/improve the grammar.&amp;nbsp; Most of them are inside jokes that will be hard to comprehend...but try to fix the grammar!&lt;/P&gt;


&lt;P&gt;I would personally like to thanks each and every one you except my dad who has granted me only 5 minutes to cover the past 21 years of my life.&amp;nbsp; I look back on the broad wing of time and I see little Akshat sucking his thumb and drinking his milk from his bottle.&amp;nbsp; But now as I look forward I hope that the prefix has changed from little to big.&amp;nbsp; So 5 minutes, and all you lovely peopleâ¦it is going to be a hard job, but let me start off with my Raju uncle and deepali aunty for their kindness and welcoming hearts.&amp;nbsp; They work behind the scene, but they forget that now Iâm 21 and that I see everything they do for me.&amp;nbsp; So manu, mamiâ¦thank you for it all.&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;My family from Maryland are the next group of people on my list.&amp;nbsp; Beri bhua, Uncle, aunty, thank you for taking the time to come and bless me. Your trip certainly means a lot to me.&amp;nbsp; So thank you!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;The next&amp;nbsp; person on my list is my dear sister Aanchal.&amp;nbsp; Aanchal, thank you for being a pain every single time I come homeâ¦thank you for conquering my room in my absence, and most importantly thank you being the best sister a brother couldâve ever asked for.&amp;nbsp; Now that does not mean that I am giving you to the permission to take over my closet in my room that once used to be mine.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;This character, I actually have a thank you gift for him.&amp;nbsp; So Amit, will you please come to stage and accept your gift.&amp;nbsp; The chances of finding bin laden are higher than the chances of Amit not falking out on me.&amp;nbsp; He hangs out with us once per 100 invitationsâ¦so I am giving him this Flake Free Milk, which will hopefully help him with the flake outs.&amp;nbsp; Regardless of his high flake rate, he has always been a very consistent friend, and for that reason Iâm very thankful to him.&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;The next person on the list is Valentin.&amp;nbsp; Valentin, I also have a gift for you, hence, I need you up here.&amp;nbsp; Man, thank you for always being there for me with whatever Iâve neededâ¦Valentin has further prepared a mind-blowing slide show for our entertainment and I am giving him this bottle of patron as a token of appreciation.&amp;nbsp; Valentin, how could youâ¦you always tell me that Im very responsible friend, so why donât you give me that bottle of patron and Iâll safeguard it for a few months until you turn 21.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Tom and farnoosh, you know that you two are next.&amp;nbsp; Well, I wanted to let you know that you both have been some really good friends, and wanted to thank you both for everything that you two have done for me.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Dad, I know I am running out of time, but I still have a few more people on my listâ¦and I really hope that you would still let me drink tonight, even if I crossed the 5-minute window.&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;All my lowers, put your hand up in the air, and yes put them up like you just donât careâ¦&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Anshul, thank you for always being my drinking buddy, but bro tonight we can drink in the open! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Twinkle â Me and this girl have robbed so many jewelers stores together.&amp;nbsp; As a matter of fact, our next target is the Shane and company just because of his annoying radio commercials.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Rubin and Iqwakâ What can I say, these two lovey dovey type of guys are always in the mood of having a good timeâ¦Ladies if you want to get married, then these are two shining gems right in front of you!&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;How many of you believe that super heroes exist?&amp;nbsp; If super heroes really existed, then this girl wouldâve definitely been one.&amp;nbsp; Iâll just keep the name is mystery for now, but hey super woman, just remember that I can do everything that you canâ¦besides calculus!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Sagar, and Rajeev, I remember you both told me that you look up to me.&amp;nbsp; Well, I just hope that Iâve been one hell of a role model for the two of you to follow.&amp;nbsp; So, thank you both for having the faith and confidence in me.&amp;nbsp; Angad, you fall in the same categoryâ¦we have our few little wall mart stories, but do not let those get to your head.&amp;nbsp; I hope Iâve been a good role model for you too.&amp;nbsp; Aanchal is glancing at me like she is way too cool for meâ¦but Ms. Cool, you also fall in the same category.&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;I would further like to thank Kamal Uncle, for making this night a success.&amp;nbsp; I would also like to thank all you kindred personalities, all my family and friends, and all the uncles and aunties.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Hey dad, how am I doing on time by the way?&amp;nbsp; Can I still sip on this patron tonight?&amp;nbsp; Because you will want me to keep on talking after I thank the next person on my list.&amp;nbsp; Thatâs because you are the next person.&amp;nbsp; You and mom are tied on the #1 spot!&amp;nbsp; But you could do a lot better if you still let me drink.&amp;nbsp; Quite frankly Papa, I do not think that the words thank you are event meant for a person with your caliber.&amp;nbsp; I do not even know how to thank you.&amp;nbsp; Youâve instilled the qualities in me that will stay with me for the rest of my life.&amp;nbsp; Hands down, but how can I thank a person like you.&amp;nbsp; I just want you to know, that whatever I am today, whatever status I have today, is all because of you.&amp;nbsp; If it wasnât for you, I would not have been here.&amp;nbsp; I feel extremely humble, yet very degraded as I say thisâ¦but I must thank you for all your deeds and advise Thank You!&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Papa, I am sorry to assert this, but mom and I have been out plenty of times in your absence.&amp;nbsp; Yes Aanchal you, were excluded too.&amp;nbsp; Well Maa, You are the brightest star of them all, the star that has taught me how to think with my heart.i really donât know how to thank you for all that you have done for me during the past 21 years.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Thank you for always having the food ready everytime I come home.&amp;nbsp; Thank you getting angry at times when I donât call you.&amp;nbsp; Thank You for being my lucky star.Mom I can go on and on with your appreciation however dad has granted me only 5 minutes.So&amp;nbsp; May I have the pleasure of dancing with you!&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Thank You&lt;/P&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>