Paul Johnson wrote:
On Sunday 16 April 2006 04:28, Nate Bargmann wrote:* Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> [2006 Apr 16 04:13 -0500]:On Sun, 2006-04-16 at 09:13 +0100, Chris Lale wrote:Ron Johnson wrote:And "c" will still be needed for "ch" (as in "church", not the k in school/skool).Don't forget that the non-US pronunciation of "schedule" is soft (sh-edule),Well, then pronounce it properly! :)Then why do I hear Aussies (and some others) pronounce 'idea' as 'ide'er', or 'Daytona' as 'Daytoner'?Same reason Warshingtonians can't say "-ash" without adding an R. Wash becomes Warsh, Slash becomes Slarsh, etc...
Not just Washingtonians. This is a general feature of the Low Southern USA dialect. ("Low" as in "not living on the mountain top".) Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!