Re: OT: Mismatched phonologies / accents

* John Vertical said on 2008-01-25 12:48:17 +0100
> Speakers of a foreign language are not going to worry about
> their non-distinctions undoing previous sound changes or
> producing homophones. In Finlänt, foo önatör, moo karent
> iksämpöl, vii häv tis ting koolt rälli traivör inklis vits is
> pööfektli häpi tu tiskaat ool voising tistinksöns änt ö houl
> pants of atöös, and manitsiis to iiven ket antastuut,
> okkeisönäli enivei, iiven tispait ool tät. ;)
/me runs around in circles, screams and shouts, with blood
gushing out of both eyes: "How do I scrub my brain clean!"

For the rest of you, Finns have (in Scandinavia) a reputation
for extreme skill at completely mangling English *grammar*, and
to be reminded what they are capable of doing with the
pronunciation of the poor thing is just too much :)

Bøtt, kånsidering vat Nårvidjens ar keipæbl åf, ai skodn't bi de
wån tu kåmplein!


t.

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