Re: Ashamed of [T]? (fy: /T/ -> /t_d/?)
| From: | Pascal A. Kramm <pkramm@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, November 1, 2004, 22:55 |
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:15:07 +0000, Joe <joe@...> wrote:
>Pascal A. Kramm wrote:
>>It's exactly the same in German - either th sound can only be heard from
>>people having a speech defect. As such, the sound is very undesirable,
>>and that's why I wrote a German would be rather *disgusted* by it (and
>>certainly not *ashamed*).
>
>'Disgusted' has extremely strong connotations. I wouldn't use it unless
>it literally made you feel nauseous.
"Disgusted" was deliberately chosen. I wouldn't say however that it's as
strong as "nauseous" - if I meant that, I would've said "nauseous" in the
first place.
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Pascal A. Kramm, author of Choton
official Choton homepage:
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