tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post3786388647413618283..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: Aisōpos - de vento et soleKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-17361865267994146722014-02-26T09:10:21.504+00:002014-02-26T09:10:21.504+00:00vp, of course. Not everybody, but still, many peop...vp, of course. Not everybody, but still, many people do that all the time. (And I'm happy they do it.) If you subtract the fictitious arrogant intonation and mien that comes with it in films, you might notice it, too, on the streets.Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-81407929752270111772014-02-26T07:31:34.893+00:002014-02-26T07:31:34.893+00:00Alfred Gimson is said to have rung up a London com...Alfred Gimson is said to have rung up a London company once because he wanted to hire a car. The gentleman on the other end of the line identified himself by saying: /tɑː kɑː hɑː hɛː/. Got it?<br />Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-74293655872358248432014-02-25T23:48:26.875+00:002014-02-25T23:48:26.875+00:00PS. Does anyone actually smooth "diet" ...PS. Does anyone actually smooth "diet" to [dɑːt] or the like? I've never noticed it (and will be happy if I never do :))vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-55067640319080794352014-02-25T23:46:57.496+00:002014-02-25T23:46:57.496+00:00I wouldn't say that "diet" contains ...I wouldn't say that "diet" contains a triphthong. In my accent, it's a 2-syllable word containing a hiatus. A triphthong would be a word of the PRICE or MOUTH sets followed by orthographic R (e.g. tire, tower).vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-33169545076924724082014-02-24T10:59:40.561+00:002014-02-24T10:59:40.561+00:00After reading the North Wind text so many times, t...After reading the North Wind text so many times, there's one MOUTH example: around.Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-2779344304079672682014-02-24T10:56:47.210+00:002014-02-24T10:56:47.210+00:00A further disadvantage of the North Wind text is t...A further disadvantage of the North Wind text is there are no MOUTH examples, which is the most obvious difference between RP and home counties SBE (and no doubt plenty of other accents too). Sidney Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138711082469220983noreply@blogger.com