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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 20/02/09: another lens test

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 20/02/09: another lens test
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:23:43 -0500
What? Z's?

I wondered if it were a pronunciation ah, issue. Didn't notice when I  
was in the UK, but do British English speakers employ more sibilance  
with the -lise in utilise? We tend to pronounce it with more of a  
buzz than a hiss.

As a slightly related aside, one of the few things I recall from a  
linguistics class I took while pursuing a degree in Anthropology was  
that when we read silently, we tend to "pronounce" differently than  
when we read aloud. With me, a good example of this is the difference  
between British Harbour and American Harbor. When I read UK editions  
of books, as well as posts here, I tend to "pronounce" the "u" in  
harbour and colour, etc. It's a subtle thing, but it's there. When  
talking or reading aloud, however, there's no trace of the "u" at  
all. I'm assuming all those extraneous "u's" date back to the Conquest?

--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com

On Feb 22, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:

> And you can't even pronouncicate it properly!

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