----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Fatula" <fatula3@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Insult (jara: Weekly Vocab 8)
> From: "Joe" <joe@...>
> Subject: Re: Insult (jara: Weekly Vocab 8)
>
> JF [jIr m@Dr w@ z@ h&@mstr En dZr faDr smEL t@ vEldrbEriz]
> Joe [jO: mVD@ w@z@ h&mst@, n= jO: fA:D@ smEl?@v Eld@bEriz]
>
> This is quite interesting to compare. Keeping them in the order as above:
>
> jIr
> jO:
>
> m@Dr
> mVD@
>
> w@ z@
> w@z@
>
> h&@mstr
> h&mst@
>
> En
> n=
>
> dZr
> jO:
>
> faDr
> fA:D@
>
> smEL
> smEl?
>
> t@
> @v
>
> vEldrbEriz
> Eld@bEriz
>
> If I wanted to suggest the pronunciation I'm getting from Joe, I'd
probably
> write: "Yaw muttha was a hamsta un yaw fawtha smelk of eldaberries."
>
> I seem to recall that you said you're from England, yes? How would you
> suggest my pronunciation in spelling?
"Yur muthur was a hahmstur, en jur fothur smelt of eldurberries"
I can't choose between |a| and |o| for the [a] in father.