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Okay, now for you guys wondering why I am kind of, I don't know, crazy, let me quickly show you my personal, you know, relaxation spot.
D-Leo explains his bilingual background, schooling, and unique accent while sharing updates on his music and upcoming shows.
Key Takeaways
- D-Leo's accent is a unique blend of American English and South African influences.
- He is bilingual but prefers English due to schooling and personal choice.
- His educational journey involved multiple curricula and adapting to language changes.
- Music production is a current focus with new beats and mixtape in progress.
- He is actively planning live performances and engaging with his audience.
Summary
- D-Leo was raised Afrikaans until grade one before switching primarily to English.
- He attended MICA school and followed the ACE curriculum before switching to Cambridge.
- His English accent is influenced by American pronunciations and South African 'Sture Boere' English.
- He is bilingual, fluent in both Afrikaans and English, but prefers English for communication.
- D-Leo struggles with writing Afrikaans despite understanding it well.
- He shares personal background details including his parents' divorce and living situation.
- He discusses his passion for reading and self-teaching English reading skills.
- D-Leo updates fans on producing seven beats and plans for an upcoming mixtape.
- He mentions efforts to organize live shows and promises future announcements.
- The video is a mix of personal storytelling and music career updates.
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So, yeah, now I mean, I'm a big bookworm, always have been.
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I mean, I literally, my mom, let me put it this way, I was raised Afrikaans until about grade one.
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Then what started to happen was I was irritated by just reading Afrikaans books, I read Afrikaans pretty well.
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My understanding of Afrikaans is pretty good, but my, how should I put this?
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Overall knowledge of Afrikaans is very limited.
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I basically since grade two, I was doing everything in English, reading, writing, all that stuff.
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English, English, English, so yeah, but then, so that was basically my switch to English.
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I started going to school at MICA, the school unfortunately closed, as far as I'm aware.
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But yeah, so that I've basically been on the ACE curriculum since I was in grade two.
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And then I switched over to finish on Cambridge, but we all know how that went.
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Cambridge definitely, you know, put the nail in that coffin after everything happened.
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But yeah, I mean, so my overall mindset was learn as much about English as possible.
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So I mean, my mom actually, when I was in grade one, I actually started teaching myself how to read English.
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Not that I knew anything about English when it came to reading it, I could speak it fluently since I was very little.
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But I didn't know anything about it, and then I switched over to English completely around grade four, grade five.
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Then I moved in with some other people after my parents divorced when I was about 13.
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And let me put it this way, they are what you call
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Sture Boere.
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When it comes to their English, the R's is insane.
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I mean, it's like they would say, let's say, let's take the surname Harris.
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They would be like Harris, of course, without my inability to say the Afrikaans R.
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But yeah, so that's basically, that's like, that's how they talked.
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So then I started picking up on that, but I actually still kept with my American pronunciations that I was taught in ACE.
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And yeah, I mean, that's where you get my accent from.
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So it's definitely a weird accent, I must admit, but my ability to write Afrikaans is nonexistent.
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I think I got a C for Cambridge Afrikaans, and I mean, that's like, that was a miracle that I even got that.
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If I'm honest.
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But yeah, I mean, so overall English is just, that's the reason I do English.
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I'm technically, I'm not English, I'm not Afrikaans, I'm bilingual.
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Which means that I'm fluent in both, and English is basically just my preferred language.
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So, hopefully that all makes sense to you guys, and yeah, I'm just uploading a couple of long ass videos today.
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I don't know why, I just feel like doing that.
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So yeah, but thanks guys, and then yeah, I'll keep you guys updated.
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This week I wasn't able to record a song.
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I'll update you guys later on why I wasn't able to record it.
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But I have, I produced like seven beats this week, so the following mixtape, it's going to be epic.
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I can promise you guys that.
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So yeah, I'll keep you guys updated, and then we're trying to get some shows going.
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So I'll just put the announcements around that stuff up very soon.
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Um, how we're going to arrange all that stuff and all that.
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So yeah, thanks guys.
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Peace.
Topics:D-LeobilingualSouth AfricaEnglish accentAfrikaansACE curriculumCambridgerapmusic productionmixtape
