Re: 'mispronunciation' of "engelang" (was: Introduction)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, March 29, 2009, 11:43 |
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On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:48 AM, caeruleancentaur
<caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> wrote:
>> One of my words like that is _awry_... when I was a kid and I read
>> that word (having never heard it) I would pronounce it as something
>> like ['O:r\`i:]*.
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> Many years ago there was an episode of "That Girl" which involved this
> pronunciation. Her father used that pronunciation and the whole episode was an
> ongoing argument between him and her boyfriend Don (a writer) about the correct
> pronunciation of that word.
Ah, yes, her father, played by the underappreciated Lew Parker. I
don't recall the episode but I can vividly picture the argument.
Hey, translation exercise!
Diamonds, daisies, snowflakes, That Girl
Chestnuts, rainbows, springtime is That Girl
She's tinsel on a tree;
She's everything that every girl should be!
Sable, popcorn, white wine, That Girl
Gingham, bluebirds, Broadway is That Girl
She's mine alone, but luckily for you
If you find a girl to love
Only one girl to love
Then she'll be That Girl too!
--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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