| Re: English Lesson: Monty Python |
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| gadfyl (gadfyl@mosquitoe.net) |
2007/03/01 01:42 |
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From: gadfyl@mosquitoe.net
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Subject: Re: English Lesson: Monty Python
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:42:50 -0500
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Richard Polhill wrote:
> gadfyl@mosquitoe.net wrote:
>> For example, you claim, "The letter 'l' is quite often silent."
>> But in some of the examples you give, the 'l' is weakened to a 'w'
>> (psalm --> sawm, not sam).
>
> I know Americans ... tend to pronounce "r"s fully, it is by no means
> universal.
Some people fully pronounce the 'l' in 'calm' and 'psalm', some pronounce it like 'w'.
Is that your point?
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