Re: [wEr\ Ar\ ju: fr6m] ?
| From: | Roger Mills <romilly@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 8, 2001, 4:30 |
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Robert Hailman wrote:
>> > /t_hVrOnt_ho/ - Toronto
(and H.S.Teoh suggested: [t_hVrOno])
RH again:
>Hmm. /t_hVrOno/ does seem to be more of a slang pronounciation, from my
>experience. I do use it like that in fast and/or casual speech, but I
>doubt I'd say it like that if someone asked me where I lived, and so I
>gave the somewhat for careful pronounciation.
When I lived in the Detroit area, one encountered the occasional Canadian,
plus we had CBC TV on our cable system (what a blessing!). I never heard
the Teoh version, though I have since then, and gather that Canadians
consider it rather amusing. My main hallmarks for identifying Canadians
were (1) the [@u] and [@i] diphthongs and (2) Robert's pronunciation of
Toronto-- especially in contrast with the usual US pronunciation
[t_hVrA~4o], fast [trA~4o]. In fact I recall some CBC
newsreaders/interviewees even tapped their "r".
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