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Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 11:47
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:47:10 +0000 Joe <joe@...> writes:
> It's odd...colloquial British speech is so far removed from standard > english > that it's barely similar. In TV programmes(even soaps) it's hugely > watered > down. And my dialect(which is what I'm taking these examples from), > is > pretty RP-ish. The standard greeting in British youth culture is > 'alright?'. > It generally sounds like [O@i?], with a rising tone. I sometimes > wonder how > (or if) Americans can understand us Brits having a conversation with > each other in allegro colloquial speech.
- There's an American version of that... but it's not a greeting, it's more like a 'tag question'... it's pronounced something like [a:i?] as near as i can make out. -Stephen (Steg) "aru."