Re: Metathesis?
| From: | Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, August 28, 2005, 16:25 |
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Hi!
On Sun 28 August 2005 03:31 CEST, Paul Bennett wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:29:48 -0400, caeruleancentaur
> <caeruleancentaur@YAHOO.COM <mailto:caeruleancentaur@...>> wrote:
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>> The pronunciation by some Black Americans of "ask" as
>> "aks" would be,
>> I think, an example of this.
>
> That's actually a rural English feature dating back at
> least as far as Chaucer, though always recognised as
> nonstandard. Others here know the exact details better
> than I.
I felt a strong need to correct my English teacher when she
said _*asterix_ instead of _asterisk_. I bit my tongue,
though, not wanting to show off -- I already kinda did so
when showing her my Ayeri Course, although this wasn't my
main intention.
Carsten
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"Miranayam cepauarà naranoaris."
(Calvin nay Hobbes)