Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 19:47 |
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Daniel Andreasson wrote:
>Andreas Johansson wrote:
> > This would probably annoy David Peterson no end, but in
> > Swedish (my native lang), I've long since taken to pronounce
> > certain such abbrevs more or less as written. Eg Swedish
> > _till exampel_ "for instance, eg" is commonly abbreved {t ex},
> > which I've taken to pronounce /teks/ in informal language.
> > Really weird is /d@vs"/ (REALLY short schwa) for {dvs} _det
> > vill säga_ "that is to say".
>
>Heh. Perhaps I should start saying [tEks] instead of [tsEmp@l].
By all means! Saves a syllable and several molecules of oxygen!
>I've tried saying [@'fajk] and [i:rk] ("AFAIK" and "IIRC") to
>friends, but it just passes by without anyone noticing. :(
You say [i:rk]? My "mental" pronunciation is [a_irk], but I don't think I've
ever actually used it in conversation. I also have /afa_ik/ (AFAIK), but for
some reaon /afe_ikt/ (AFAICT). Perhaps /afe_ik/ for AFAYK (As Far As You
Know)? And don't forget /i:e:/ ("ie").
Andreas
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