Mercury Rapids Wrote:
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> I don't fink people in Romford, say, are
> genetically predisposed to be unable to pronounce
> their 'th's... lol
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> I'm not talking about whether or not people can
> pronounce certain things, I'm just pointing out
> that in some areas (like oop 'ere in Yorksher,
> flower), the dialect has evolved so that certain
> words are said a certain way. I often say 'watter'
> instead of 'water' or 'dooroil' instead of
> 'doorway' and I often drop my aitches and resort
> to 'nowts' and 'summats'. Of course, I could speak
> properly if I wanted to. I could put on my
> telephone voice...lol.
>
> I understand what you mean about people from other
> countries being unable to pronounce some English
> words

this is not what i meant. i meant, unable to pronounce certail letters in their own language itself. i understand in someplaces it is not unability, as in your place it just has evolved that way, (it is true in my place too, ularththal is said as unarththal, not because they can't pronounce l, but it is how it is said in my place), but there are few people who really cannot pronounce certain sounds in their own language.. the point i wanted to note was that it is amazing to note that this is also unique that, that unability is "th" to "f" in english speaking area and "r,/"t" to "l" in tamil speaking area.



> as we do, though. I recall our Egyptian
> guide showing us the 'byramids'.
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you will find that in our place too, bin laden being pronounced as pinladen.. they can pronounce b but they don't know it is b because when written in tamil there is no difference betwee b and p... this is because of difference in languages... but what i was saying was really "not being able to pronounce"..

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