English

[defy-one]

The Mrs is from Coventry .... After 22 years in London she stll says Lundun and Baath

 

[marinyork]

I'd never heard that before. I originally come from Yorkshire so, even after 40-odd years in London, I still find the inserted r alien.

Incidentally, most Americans I've heard would pronounce bath with the hint of an e after the a - lengthening it noticeably. Baeth in jazz phonetics....

I am by no means of any stretch of the imagination know very much about this stuff (and there are at least three linguists on this forum), but English as spoken in England underwent what is called the Great Vowel shift (and I'm not sure the dates given above are correct). Unfortunately few people understand the IPA to be able to appreciate this - something they might actually find interesting. Many sounds changed.

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

Incidentally, most Americans I've heard would pronounce bath with the hint of an e after the a - lengthening it noticeably. Baeth in jazz phonetics....

Even "beath" in the south..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Even "beath" in the south..

Sometimes it's just easier to shower.

 

[rich p]

I am by no means of any stretch of the imagination know very much about this stuff (and there are at least three linguists on this forum), but English as spoken in England underwent what is called the Great Vowel shift (and I'm not sure the dates given above are correct). Unfortunately few people understand the IPA to be able to appreciate this - something they might actually find interesting. Many sounds changed.

India Pale Ale?

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

Sometimes it's just easier to shower.

 

[srw]

Just out of interest how do the locals in Somerset pronounce the name of their county town?

/ˈtɔːntən/ - Tornt'n.

 

[Robson3022]

My spelling, punctuation and grammar is not great, but I do try to get it right as there is nothing more frustrating than a post littered with incorrect spellings and no punctuation. (Even though I might do it quite often)

However my biggest frustration is not using capital letters for there own names!

I work in a school and there is not enough emphasis on the whole thing.


thanks for listing

robson!!!!!

 

[Bollo]

However my biggest frustration is not using capital letters for there own names!

Please tell me you did that on purpose.

 

[Bollo]

And after that......

The quality of the English doesn't really bother me as long as it's intelligible. I can think of a few CCers over the years who may not have had the greatest grasp of speling and gramer but whose posts were always entertaining, insightful or funny.

 

[Robson3022]

Please tell me you did that on purpose.

Of course I did

I knew I shouldn't have posted on this thread!

 

[Marshmallow_Fluff]

And after that......

The quality of the English doesn't really bother me as long as it's intelligible. I can think of a few CCers over the years who may not have had the greatest grasp of speling and gramer but whose posts were always entertaining, insightful or funny.