A fellow named Jozef once said
"In the near future analog's dead"
When challenged he roared
And was swiftly declawed
Thanks to Simon, who sat on his head.
After squinting at roared/declawed for a while, trying to figure out how the hell they rhyme, I noticed that you're British.
I am giggling like an idiot at the imagery of Jozef being declawed with Simon perched triumphantly upon his head.
After squinting at roared/declawed for a while, trying to figure out how the hell they rhyme, I noticed that you're British.
Even though I'm living in America, I can't figure out how they don't rhyme. I guess I'll have to ask some American friends tomorrow to read it out loud...
Well, you're in California, you're weird. I'm from New York where we speak
right, thank you very much!
Seriously, though, these are pretty close to how I'd say the words:
roarclawJust stick a 'd' on the end and there you go.
Well, you're in California, you're weird. I'm from New York where we speak right, thank you very much!
Seriously, though, these are pretty close to how I'd say the words:
roar
claw
Oh I see, you would say something like "Ro-arrr" for roar, with a diphthong and a closing "r" sound?
However, New York is an interesting location to pick, as in NYC can be found quite a different pronunciation without the "r":
New York non-rhotic accentListen to how he says "pour", for example.
The "roar" & "claw" sounds to an Australian ear,like "ro-" (as in "rot"),&"clo-" (as it "clot").
As such,it differs from the "normal American" example in the "how to speak New York" link,where it is more like "Roarr"
The "New York" pronunciation,with the "r" present,but not emphasised, sounds normal to an Aussie.
In my (southern English) pronunciation, roar and raw sound essentially the same
We've got different accents all over the place, and they're all "right"
We've got different accents all over the place, and they're all "right"
But apparently some are more equal than others...
This is a clip from the rather splendid QI in which Stephen Fry explains that airline pilots with a Scottish accent are trusted far more than those with a Brummie one. He also does an impression of an Aussie pilot which to my ears at least sounds pretty authentic.