tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post8435812157745279563..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: On OP latestDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-81545648082261837112011-04-29T10:01:15.409+00:002011-04-29T10:01:15.409+00:00Thanks for the comments! :) (I realised about the ...Thanks for the comments! :) (I realised about the 'sh' in censure just after I'd uploaded the clip so it was too late, but I very much appreciate the notes about the vowel qualities)Gassalascahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255623472487773378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-74522943404428716232011-04-29T08:24:12.248+00:002011-04-29T08:24:12.248+00:00Nicely read. But watch out for the following: the ...Nicely read. But watch out for the following: the vowel of 'hate, rages, ta'en', and so on is more open, more like the quality of French e in 'bĂȘte'; words like 'learning' have a more open vowel - it's often spelled 'larnin' in informal dialect representations; no 'sh' sound in words like 'censure', it's 'sj'' make sure the 'a' of 'all' is unrounded; and drop the high quality of the vowel a tad in words like 'see'.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-29345420815437003402011-04-28T22:22:35.845+00:002011-04-28T22:22:35.845+00:00Listening to podcasts from the Evolving English ex...Listening to podcasts from the Evolving English exhibition inspired me to try and do a little OP reading. It's Fidele (i.e. the Fear No More bit):<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWWn6KSBuoQGassalascahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255623472487773378noreply@blogger.com