Re: English diglossia (was Re: retroflex consonants)

From: "Tristan" <kesuari@...>
Subject: Re: English diglossia (was Re: retroflex consonants)


> On 2003.02.01 19:02 Joseph Fatula wrote:
> > Until reading the part below, I didn't realize you were from an r-less
> > region, so try and imagine how "harf-harted" sounded to me!
>
> I must say, I'm quite surprised. You mustn't read any of the english
> pronunciation threads ;) And my email address gives it away as well,
> unless you don't know that Australia is non-rhotic.
I haven't read that much of the English pronunciation stuff.  But when I'm
reading a message, I'm not trying to pronounce the words with the voice of
the person who wrote it.  Since I've never heard you talk, the words sound
in my head the way I would say them.  And I didn't know if all Australian
accents were non-rhotic, or only some.  Or perhaps there's only one accent
there.