Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question

Joe scripsit:

> >Or do you refer to my figua?" (i.e. "figure")
>
> Of course, if that's meant to be British, it's worth pointing out that
> the British pronunciation of 'figure' is [fIg@], at least IME.
It's not meant to be British, just a deliberate distortion for the
sake of the rhyme.

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