Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

Tristan scripsit:

> American [Y](?) ones.)
I don't know any AmE speakers that have front rounded vowels.

> (But from what I've heard of it, Cockney is much scarier. But at any
> rate, the non-rhotic vowels are different enough from the American ones
> that rhotic American who had never come across non-rhotic speech would
> probably have a hard enough time with it.)
Hard to avoid, given the non-rhotic Eastern Seaboard cities (except
Philadelphia), the non-rhotic South, non-rhotic RP speakers on TV and
movies (lots of RP villains), and non-rhotic African American English
varieties.

BTW, I'm not sure why my boss chose his one and only Australian employee to
record the Reuters Health general greeting, but anyone who wonders what
Australians sound like outside the movies is invited to call +1 212 273 1700;
hang up when the recording is over, please.

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Und trank die Milch vom Paradies.            -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)

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