--- daniel prohaska <danielprohaska@...>
schrieb:
> In many colloquial varieties of German these
> distinctions are reduced and the remaining
> realisations are usually [a: E6 O6 U6 Y6 96], /i:r/
> and /ir/ often remain distinct either as [i:6] vs.
> [I6], and the latter is frequently realised as [Y6]
> or [96] in the Northern half of the German speaking
> area.
(insert standard non-native speaker disclaimer)
Ha! This reminds me of a time I was talking with a
friend of mine, and he said /vierzig/ as ['fY6.tsIC].
My mind analyzed the word as /fürzig/ — 'farty'?
I had a good giggle when I finally figured it out. ;D
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