Re: Not phonetic but ___???
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, April 18, 2004, 16:18 |
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On Apr 16, 2004, at 7:43 PM, Amanda Babcock wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 12:36:18AM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
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>> I think that FORCE vs. NORTH is clearly dying out in this country,
>> though I don't know the situation in the U.K.
>
> Which way does the distinction run between these two? They sound
> the same to me.
>
> Amanda
> Who was very puzzled in elementary school phonics, trying to hear
> the difference between the o in "ostrich" and the a in "father"
I think i've mentioned this story before here, but I got in 'trouble'
in elementary school when, as part of a 'homophone/homonym' project, i
pointed out that "our" could be homophonous with either "are"/"R" or
"hour", depending on how you pronounce it. ;)
-Stephen (Steg)
"dammit, i had the perfect quote from a friend
that i was going to use as a sig... grrrr...."
~ me. now. here.
(only two words in rokbeigalmki: az. kaz.)