accent or mispronounciation? (was RE: [thechat]Chile'stennisfighting for the medals)
Bob Davis
bob at bobdavis.org
Mon Aug 23 14:53:48 CDT 2004
On Aug 23, 2004, at 2:05 PM, Luther, Ron wrote:
>>> And afaik, you're looking for Man and Hess-a.
>
> Oh well, I've been 1/2 right I guess ... I've usually gone with 'mon'
> and 'Hess-a'.
Hess-a is right. The last a sound is a little clipped in some regions,
a little longer in others.
The 'a' in Mann sounds like o, but not quite. It's more like "aahhhhhh"
- like sticking your tongue out and saying aaahhh.
So, Maaaahhhhhhnnnnnn. ;)
Not like Jamaican 'mon'.
bob
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