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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« on: August 20, 2003, 01:45:01 am »
Okay, my turn, and I'm going to make this multiple choice.  All the choices are actual ways I've heard them pronounced by different people. :?

1. Talk : TOCK, TAWK, TALK
2. Lawn : LON, LUW-un, LAWN
3. Frog : FROG, FRAWG, FRUW-ug
4. Lever : LEV-er, LEE-ver
5. Iron : I-run, I-urn, IRN, AH-yurn
6. Oil : OH-ul, OH-ee-ul, ULL, URL
7. Diamond : DAH-yah-mund, DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt, DINT, DIH-int
9. Whale : WALE, HWALE, WELL
10. What : WUT, WAHT, HWUT, HWAHT
11. Roof : ROOF, RUFF

Once everyone is done, I'll post the correct answers. :razz:
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Re: How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2003, 03:32:24 pm »
1. Talk, I definitely pronounce the L really a lot, for some reason.
2. Lawn, and I carry it out for really long so it takes me 10 minutes to say "Mow the lawn," 'cause it turns out "Moh thuh lawwwwwwwwn."
3. Frawg
4. Lev-Errr
5. I-urn . . . DUH!
6. Oyy-Uhl, my Dad says "Arl . . ." what a loser. :P
7. Die-Mund
8. Dihdnt, it's all one syllable (much like orange), honest.
9. Wale/Wail
10. Wut . . . But that reminds me, when I say "want," it's not like "wunt," like most people say it, it's all like "wahnt." Very weird.
11. Roof

I'm the only one who speaks correctly, thank you very much. :D  :razz:

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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2003, 05:12:49 pm »
1. Talk : TOCK
2. Lawn : LON
3. Frog : FROG
4. Lever : LEV-er
5. Iron : I-urn
6. Oil : OH-ee-ul
7. Diamond : DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt  
9. Whale : WALE
10. What : WUT
11. Roof : ROOF
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Re: How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2003, 06:30:25 pm »
1. Talk : TAWK, TALK
2. Lawn : LAWN
3. Frog : FROG, FRAWG
4. Lever : LEV-er
5. Iron : I-urn
6. Oil : OY-L
7. Diamond : DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt
9. Whale : WALE
10. What : WUT, WAHT, HWUT, HWAHT
11. Roof : ROOF
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2003, 12:17:48 pm »
1. Talk : TORK
2. Lawn : LORN
3. Frog : FROG
4. Lever : LEEV ERR
5. Iron : Ion
6. Oil : OY-L
7. Diamond : DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt
9. Whale : WALE
10. What : WATT
11. Roof : ROOF

Its hard though, because you would say As in a very different way to me. So imagine all those vowels as longer. lol
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2003, 01:35:09 pm »
I think I understand ya.  And also keep in mind that British R's are more silent or indistinct than Irish or American R's.  So for Americans, the OR in her pronunciations sounds a lot more like a long W to most of us.

(TORK = TWWK) or (LORN = LWWN)

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Re: How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2003, 02:54:27 pm »
I speak dutch all day long, so:

1. Praten
2. Gazon
3. Kikker
4. Hefboom
5. IJzer
6. Olie
7. Diamant
8. Heb niet
9. Walvis
10. Wat
11. Dak
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2003, 10:21:57 pm »
Haha!  That's cool.  I'm actually part Dutch, but the only Dutch I know is "Trek aan de bugel" or something like that. :D
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2003, 10:30:12 pm »
1. Talk: TAWK (soo LI)
2. Lawn: LAWN
3. Frog: FROG
4. Lever: LEV-er
5. Iron: I-urn
6. Oil: Oy-ee-el
7. Diamond: DIE-mund
8. Didn't: DID-nt
9. Whale: WALE
10. What: WAHT
11. Roof: ROOF
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2003, 07:39:06 am »
Quote from: "rroo"
I speak dutch all day long, so:

1. Praten
2. Gazon
3. Kikker
4. Hefboom
5. IJzer
6. Olie
7. Diamant
8. Heb niet
9. Walvis
10. Wat
11. Dak

LOL
Wow, that is how I say it too!


Quote from: "zurielshimon"
Haha!  That's cool.  I'm actually part Dutch, but the only Dutch I know is "Trek aan de bugel" or something like that. :D

Bugel?
*thinking
Nah, I don't think that's a Dutch word.....
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2003, 11:20:31 pm »
I'm sorry - it's beugel.  Trek aan de beugel.

Om te opennen, draai naar links en trek aan de beugel.

Does that sound better?
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2003, 11:48:45 pm »
Quote from: "zurielshimon"
I'm sorry - it's beugel.  Trek aan de beugel.

Om te opennen, draai naar links en trek aan de beugel.

Does that sound better?

Om te openen, draai naar links en trek aan de beugel

LOL
Hmm...Fire extinguisher?
(if I even spelled that right, lol)

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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2003, 11:44:31 am »
LEV-er for Lever. Lee-ver for Lever 2000.
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2003, 07:03:41 am »
1. Talk : TALK
2. Lawn : LAWN
3. Frog : FROG
4. Lever : LEE-ver
5. Iron : I-urn,
6. Oil : erm, OI-ul
7. Diamond : DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt
9. Whale : WALE
10. What : erm more WOT
11. Roof : ROOF
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How do you pronounce . . . ? Part 3
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2003, 09:02:31 am »
Quote from: "rosieposy87"
1. Talk : TORK
2. Lawn : LORN
3. Frog : FROG
4. Lever : LEEV ERR
5. Iron : Ion
6. Oil : OY-L
7. Diamond : DIE-mund
8. Didn't : DID-nt
9. Whale : WALE
10. What : WATT
11. Roof : ROOF


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