Re: English notation

On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 11:56:27AM +1000, tristan alexander mcleay wrote:
> /mam/ is, I understand, the amercian word for 'mother', but /a/ matches
> to (say), RP /Q/, making it 'mom'. I think I should've not said this
> like this. It was a stupid thing to do.
>
> Aussie
> RP
> American
> Spelling
> /mam/
> /mVm/
> */mVm/
>         mum
> */mQm/
> */mQml
> /mam/
>         mom
>
> This time, you might even get what I mean.
Yes, I do :) I always thought Aussies said [mVm] too; in any case, the
horrid radio commercials for Outback Steakhouse here in the States use it
(but like I said, the commercials are horrid).

--
Eric Christopherson, a.k.a. Contrarian Conlanger Rakko ^_^