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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2021 15:03:24 GMT
I haven't read the whole thread, but as a proud Floridian, for the love of all that's holy, there is an "L" in palm. It's pa Lm. We have PALM trees all over the place, not "pom" trees. Guilty as charged about yoke/yolk, but almond has an "L" in it as well. That said, an Australian neighbor tried to explain the difference between "Carrie" and "Kerri" and was incredulous that people can't tell the difference. Yes, but at the same time you have geese all over the place but up in Maine they do not have meese all over the place. The English language is strange and inconsistent sometimes. What are meese?
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Post by katlady on Jun 19, 2021 15:14:18 GMT
American here and cattle and kettle are pronounced differently. No argument there. The difference though between Carrie and Kerri is more subtle. When said fast, they sound the same. Not to me it doesn't doesn't matter how fast I say them If there's a difference between the ca and the ke for cattle and kettle then the same applies to the Ca and the Ke for Carrie and Kerri, they are exactly the same letters. I say “Ka-tl” vs “keh-tl”. In Carrie/Kerri I would say both similar to how I say “care-ee”, even though I know there is a subtle difference.
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Post by katlady on Jun 19, 2021 15:17:24 GMT
Yes, but at the same time you have geese all over the place but up in Maine they do not have meese all over the place. The English language is strange and inconsistent sometimes. What are meese? Some people use meese as a plural for moose, which is incorrect. She is comparing the use of geese for the plural for goose. An inconsistency in the English language.
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Post by malibou on Jun 28, 2021 23:03:23 GMT
I love these threads.
Is anyone still reading this one?
I curious about the pronunciation of cannibal.
As an American, I say "can i bal" short i. A few times over the years when I've heard a Brit say cannibal it sounds more like "ca nib bal" like it's spelled canibbles. Which absolutely cracks me up. I even have a song I made up for Ds when he was little about canibbles.
So, what is it? Aussies too, how do you say it?
Hmm I wonder if I need to tag a bunch of you.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 28, 2021 23:13:48 GMT
I love these threads. Is anyone still reading this one? I curious about the pronunciation of cannibal. As an American, I say "can i bal" short i. A few times over the years when I've heard a Brit say cannibal it sounds more like "ca nib bal" like it's spelled canibbles. Which absolutely cracks me up. I even have a song I made up for Ds when he was little about canibbles. So, what is it? Aussies too, how do you say it? Hmm I wonder if I need to tag a bunch of you. I say it the same way as you do, but ever so slightly different due to my accent. I've only heard British people pronounce it the same as you and I. I mean, it's not like it's a word that crops up in everyday conversation, but I'm thinking of the British band Fine Young Cannibals. This clip shows that American, Australian, British and Welsh people say it pretty much the same way:
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Post by malibou on Jun 28, 2021 23:28:45 GMT
I love these threads. Is anyone still reading this one? I curious about the pronunciation of cannibal. As an American, I say "can i bal" short i. A few times over the years when I've heard a Brit say cannibal it sounds more like "ca nib bal" like it's spelled canibbles. Which absolutely cracks me up. I even have a song I made up for Ds when he was little about canibbles. So, what is it? Aussies too, how do you say it? Hmm I wonder if I need to tag a bunch of you. I say it the same way as you do, but ever so slightly different due to my accent. I've only heard British people pronounce it the same as you and I. I mean, it's not like it's a word that crops up in everyday conversation, but I'm thinking of the British band Fine Young Cannibals. This clip shows that American, Australian, British and Welsh people say it pretty much the same way: Because of Fine Young Cannibals, I thought it was pronounced the same as us, but I have seriously heard Canibbles a bunch of times over many years to include on TV. I think the first time I heard it I thought it was someone playing with words, but when I heard it several more times I started to wonder. And yes, it's not a word that comes up much. Thankfully. Which is probably why I got such a giggle out of canibbles, it brings levity to the word. ETA I should have listened to you pronunciation video first. I didn't realize it had all four on it and was going to find the others after. Anyway, LOL, with how the Australians clip the ends of their words, it almost sounds like cannibles with an Aussie accent. And I'm fascinated by how different the British English and the Welsh English sound. I've only briefly been in Wales, and didn't really notice differences in pronunciation, I'll have to pay better attention.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 28, 2021 23:39:16 GMT
Anyway, LOL, with how the Australians clip the ends of their words, it almost sounds like cannibles with an Aussie accent. Yeah that Australian guy says it waaaaay faster / more clipped than how I say it.
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Post by malibou on Jun 28, 2021 23:49:47 GMT
Anyway, LOL, with how the Australians clip the ends of their words, it almost sounds like cannibles with an Aussie accent. Yeah that Australian guy says it waaaaay faster / more clipped than how I say it. Lol. So you could hear it too?!
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 29, 2021 0:00:28 GMT
Yeah that Australian guy says it waaaaay faster / more clipped than how I say it. Lol. So you could hear it too?! Not until the second time I listened to it with my eyes closed hahaha!
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Post by gar on Jun 29, 2021 8:14:51 GMT
And I'm fascinated by how different the British English and the Welsh English sound. The Welsh example sounded a bit weird to me...although I don't think I've ever heard a Welsh person say cannibal JoP - what say you?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2021 9:09:04 GMT
And I'm fascinated by how different the British English and the Welsh English sound. The Welsh example sounded a bit weird to me...although I don't think I've ever heard a Welsh person say cannibal JoP - what say you? It did to me too. A Welsh accent is far more pronounced that that video. It doesn't seem to be North or South Wales accent. I have relatives that live in North Wales and their accent when speaking English is nothing at all like the South Wales. North Wales don't have that "sing song" accent that the south have.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2021 12:36:14 GMT
I love these threads. Is anyone still reading this one? I curious about the pronunciation of cannibal. As an American, I say "can i bal" short i. A few times over the years when I've heard a Brit say cannibal it sounds more like "ca nib bal" like it's spelled canibbles. Which absolutely cracks me up. I even have a song I made up for Ds when he was little about canibbles. So, what is it? Aussies too, how do you say it? Hmm I wonder if I need to tag a bunch of you. I say it the same as you but really want to drop a cannible into converation now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2021 12:38:26 GMT
Total tangent but I was reading something the other day and I realised I have no idea how to say the chagrin out loud.
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Post by gillyp on Jun 29, 2021 12:44:18 GMT
Total tangent but I was reading something the other day and I realised I have no idea how to say the chagrin out loud. I say it Sha as in Sha-ll and grin as in grin.
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Post by JoP on Jun 29, 2021 14:37:17 GMT
And I'm fascinated by how different the British English and the Welsh English sound. The Welsh example sounded a bit weird to me...although I don't think I've ever heard a Welsh person say cannibal JoP - what say you? I would pronounce cannibal as the British English version. The Welsh spelling is canibal. Someone whose first language is Welsh would probably pronounce it very close to the clip.
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Post by JoP on Jun 29, 2021 14:39:19 GMT
The Welsh example sounded a bit weird to me...although I don't think I've ever heard a Welsh person say cannibal JoP - what say you? It did to me too. A Welsh accent is far more pronounced that that video. It doesn't seem to be North or South Wales accent. I have relatives that live in North Wales and their accent when speaking English is nothing at all like the South Wales. North Wales don't have that "sing song" accent that the south have. @dottyscrapper it sounds to me like a South West Wales accent more towards the Cardigan/Aberystwyth areas.
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Post by malibou on Jun 29, 2021 15:15:38 GMT
Total tangent but I was reading something the other day and I realised I have no idea how to say the chagrin out loud. I say it Sha as in Sha-ll and grin as in grin. Or sh*g-rin now I come to think of it. I say SHA grin.
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