John Cowan wrote:
> tristan alexander mcleay wrote:
>
>
>> Well, I've never heard `muzzie', but in Australia,
we say `mozzie' for
>> mosquito.
>
> Well, the way you people warp your vowels, who could
tell the
> difference? :-)
/mAzi/ vs /mQzi/. Nice difference-by-rounding there.
But I don't suppose you americans would know anything
about that, would you? :)
> Reminds me of the Australian abroad who wants his
coffee at the
> end of the meal (i.e. /lait@/), and keeps getting it
back with more
> cream in it.
Erg... cream in coffee? Lump of white stuff? That
wouldn't /lait@n/ (or even make /l&it@/) anything.
Tristan
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