[lit-ideas] Re: New York baby talk....was -- Erin's Course Dilemma
- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:41:18 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Can't say for sure, but I think different accents are being homogenized. Ever
hear a talking head talk like that? It's aboot time Canadians noticed they are
not without accent, eh? Come to think of it, what would upscale speak be
labeled, since we can't say the King's English or the Queen's English.
Andy Amago
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From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Jan 19, 2005 10:48 AM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] New York baby talk....was -- Erin's Course Dilemma
Shouldn't this subject {erin's course dilemma} have been changed about a
week ago?
I have a question. There is a particularly irritating [to me at least]
pronunciation of words that have a 'd' or a 't' sound in the mid-dle that I
have noticed many people from the New York city area use. The result is a
two syllable word being almost broken into two sections with a brief pause
and an inability to pronounce either the first OR the second alveolar stop
and turns them into glottals. For instance: "didn't" becomes dih uhn and
"better" is beh uh.
My question is... do the local newscasters, teachers, professors [i.e.
generally more eloquent people] in this area of the country pronounce words
like this too or is it just the same kind of affected vocal laziness that
causes some people to think that budder is bedder than marjurn?
Paul
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Paul Stone
pas@xxxxxxxx
Kingsville, ON, Canada
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