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Help[Opinions] There is if you're not North American . . .
in reply to a message by Calanthe
We have this problem a lot on this site, when it comes to pronunciations. The UK and Australia have a set of very short vowels that North American English (in all of its accents) doesn't have.
I don't know if you've ever heard someone from the UK say the word "lorry", but that very short 'o' is the sound that Poppylena is trying to describe. Since it doesn't occur in North American English, there's no way to transcribe it under this board's transcription rules.
edit: changed 'American' to 'North American' to clarify.
I don't know if you've ever heard someone from the UK say the word "lorry", but that very short 'o' is the sound that Poppylena is trying to describe. Since it doesn't occur in North American English, there's no way to transcribe it under this board's transcription rules.
edit: changed 'American' to 'North American' to clarify.
This message was edited 7/29/2007, 5:47 AM
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