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

--- Muke Tever <alrivera@...> wrote:
> 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".
Why the [S]?? I thought [S] is like sh in _sheet_??
Are you German?

> > > > 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.
Not sure, but I think I've got bad ears - even at age
26!  :(

> > > > 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).
???
[{] = Anne's a
[A] = thaw's a or father's a
[a] = ???
[Q] = ???
[O] = British speaker saying law ??

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