tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post4300577140012229025..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: a quiz on letter-sound correspondences - no. 1Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-81307763355085496252012-04-04T18:19:15.827+01:002012-04-04T18:19:15.827+01:00When the clock chimed ten and a quarter,
it was in...When the clock chimed ten and a quarter,<br />it was in the aisle that he caught her.<br />[...]Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-69867869319893988792012-04-04T16:56:33.292+01:002012-04-04T16:56:33.292+01:00BTW again
There are quite a few speakers (I am ma...BTW again<br /><br />There are quite a few speakers (I am married to one such) who have no /w/ in words like 'quarter' when a potential /kw/ cluster is followed by /ɔː/. So Mrs M. says /kɔːtə/ not /kwɔːtə/.John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-29459770262891142102012-04-04T16:51:09.971+01:002012-04-04T16:51:09.971+01:00unique, boutique, Mozambique, pique, Martinique, a...unique, boutique, Mozambique, pique, Martinique, appliqué, bezique...<br /><br />BTW<br /><br />How to break the Ice at Parties<br /><br />Candy is dandy,<br />But liquor is quicker.<br /><br />~ Ogden NashJohn Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-62761233307498177942012-04-02T17:47:45.681+01:002012-04-02T17:47:45.681+01:00Gentlemen - Than-Q!
BTW: I had 'liquor' in...Gentlemen - Than-Q!<br />BTW: I had 'liquor' in mind.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-38018052343658139522012-04-02T15:27:57.260+01:002012-04-02T15:27:57.260+01:00bar-b-q, BBQ, cinq, FAQ, Inupiaq,Nasdaq, POSSLQ,
...bar-b-q, BBQ, cinq, FAQ, Inupiaq,Nasdaq, POSSLQ,<br /> "Q said the [bus] conductor" P G Wodehouse<br />mind your p's and q's...JWLhttp://www.yek.me.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-90164438268266325092012-04-02T13:45:06.135+01:002012-04-02T13:45:06.135+01:00Righto!Righto!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-65936416581947015632012-04-02T13:43:00.396+01:002012-04-02T13:43:00.396+01:00QUAY, at least in most BrE and AmE.QUAY, at least in most BrE and AmE.Alex Rotatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221253493502707131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-771316152935488512012-04-02T12:31:23.752+01:002012-04-02T12:31:23.752+01:00I am still to see 'qu'-spellings pronounce...I am still to see 'qu'-spellings pronounced as /k/ without /w/.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-17200737667000228872012-04-02T12:26:14.499+01:002012-04-02T12:26:14.499+01:00You couldn't resist, could you?You couldn't resist, could you?Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-63984533452261429692012-04-02T11:50:02.560+01:002012-04-02T11:50:02.560+01:00IRAQ QATARIRAQ QATARJWLhttp://www.yek.me.uknoreply@blogger.com