E. Notagain scripsit:
> Slow, hypercorrect speech:
> "I am going to have some tea"
> ai &m gouiN tu h&v s@m ti
[snip]
> Really fast:
> I'm'onna a'some tea
> @m@n@ &z@m ti
The main distinction here seems to be between those who stop at "I'm'onna"
and those who can reduce down to "I'ma". The latter may or may not be
a reduced form: it may represent something different altogether.
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There
are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language
that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
--_The Hobbit_