Re: [wEr\ Ar\ ju: fr6m] ? Am I right??

From: "SuomenkieliMaa" <suomenkieli@...>
> > > Originally from
> > > City: Struthers [s_tra:T\Erz]
> >
> > What's the _ and T\ (or is it \E) supposed to
> > represent?
>
> Not sure, actually.  I just copied that yen symbol
> from the other guy who wrote it, guessing it would be
> the equivalent of a sound similar to in this word.
> Ok, so how would you indicate Sally Struthers' last
> name??
Personally:  ["stSrVD@`z], where [r] is "American r".

> > > Now I live in
> > > Ward: Suginami [sugi:nami]
> >
> > Wouldn't that be [suginami]?
>
> Perhaps, though I have a feeling the i is lengthened a
> bit.
Might it be the pitch?  I had a tendency to hear the pitch accent as length.

> > > Country: Japan [dZ_pA:n]
> >
> > English's pronunciation would be something more like
> > [dZ@p{:n], I think.
> > And again, in Japanese?
>
> Oh geez, what is [{:] ?  If it is like the a of Anne,
> then what is [A] supposed to be??
[{] is probably what you have in "Anne".  [A] is the sound in "thaw" (although I
think some people have it rounded, in which case it's [Q]), and many Americans
have it also in "dog" (the others have [O], I think).

    *Muke!

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