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Re: YAEPT: Australian Milo

From:Eugene Oh <un.doing@...>
Date:Friday, June 30, 2006, 10:29
Actually it might be [ʌʏ] now that I listen again.

Eugene

On 6/30/06, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
> Could it be [əʏ]? That seems to be what I'm hearing. But pardon me, > what tickles you so about it? > > Eugene > > On 6/30/06, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote: > > I recently received a care package of Australian foods > > (http://saizai.livejournal.com/694201.html for my account of it). I > > was doing some research on it (vegemite is, truly, a non-American food > > product :-P) and noticed this. > > > > For some reason, I find the pronounciation of "go" by the little girl > > in the Milo skipping commercial - http://www.nestle.com.au/milo/ - > > mouseover or click the three girls at the top middle - to be very very > > funny. > > > > Could anyone tell me what exactly that vowel is that she's using, and > > perchance why it's so humorous? I seriously can't hear that and keep a > > straight face. > > > > - Sai > > >