Re: OFF-TOPIC: Misspoken... Sort Of
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 13:15 |
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On May 25, 2004, at 8:54 AM, Joe wrote:
>> Just curious, how do people say 'Iraq'? I say [ir\ak]. And 'Qatar'? I
>> say
>> [k@'tar\]. People on CNN say [air\&k] or [ir\&k] and [k&tar\], and
>> you have
>> to wonder, why hasn't anyone ever bothered to correct them?
>
> Me, in order, I say [nju:cli@], [IrA:k], [k@tA:] in order.
>
[3IrA:q] (with slight rounding on the /A/ and /3/=pharyngealized voiced
fricative/approximant)
[qAt.Ar] (with slight rounding on the /A/s and /t./=pharyngealized)
-Stephen (Steg)
"Let them come.
There is one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath."
~ gimli son of gloin, LotR:FotR (movie version, at least)
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