Re: Country names

On Mon, 12 May 2003 08:25:25 +1000 Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
writes:
> That's also horribly wrong, and verges on the inadvertently
> offensive.
> We realise that it's not Americans fault they have a speech
> impediment,
> so we'll probably ignore it, but we are not 'arsey'. The <ss> is as
> voiced as the <ss> in Tassie, Brissie, or possy, the <zz> in mozzie
voiced as the <ss> in [t&si], [br\Isi], or [pAsi]?  i'd say it's the
aussies that have the speach impediment. i bet you even write -/aiz/ as
-<ise> ;)))

> or
> the <v> in arvo. Clearly the double letter represents a preceding
> short
> stressed vowel, rather than the pronunciation of the consonant.
then why isn't it written as <auzzie>?  also, shouldn't it be [Asi],
since it's from [AstSr\&l_jV] with [As]-?

> (Tasmania; Brisbane; place to sit, though it needn't be a seat, a
> place
> on a log/the ground is perfectly fine < position; mosquito;
> afternoon.)
> But, metho /meT8u/, methylated spirits.
>
> Say 'Aussie' to rhyme with 'mozzie'[1], and she'll be right, mate.
[Qzi]? [Vzi]?

> [1]: The pronunciation of 'mozzie' should be obvious to any English
> speaker.
i'm not so sure about that...
[mQzi], [mAzi], [mVzi], [mAzI], [mAze], [mQsI]

> Tristan                  <kesuari@...>
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