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From: Elliott Roper on 29 Jan 2010 12:29 In article <1jd38gw.1ctomd61c2m2t0N%peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>, Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > > > or the alternative version, Aucklanders do it too, ay. > > > > > > Bt thy prnnc t dffrntly y? > > > > Yp. > > Come now, shouldn't that be 'Yp?' > > Or is it only Aussies who do that? Mostly? -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248
From: Pd on 29 Jan 2010 12:30 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > > > or the alternative version, Aucklanders do it too, ay. > > > > > > Bt thy prnnc t dffrntly y? > > > > Yp. > > Come now, shouldn't that be 'Yp?' > > Or is it only Aussies who do that? I think it's probably worldwide now. There are Kiwis who do it, and I've heard it used by some of my daughter's classmates here in Sussex. Call me a snob, but I find it a most unpleasant mannerism. -- Pd
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 29 Jan 2010 13:20 On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:30:10 +0000, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> >> > > > or the alternative version, Aucklanders do it too, ay. >> > > >> > > Bt thy prnnc t dffrntly y? >> > >> > Yp. >> >> Come now, shouldn't that be 'Yp?' >> >> Or is it only Aussies who do that? > >I think it's probably worldwide now. There are Kiwis who do it, and I've >heard it used by some of my daughter's classmates here in Sussex. >Call me a snob, but I find it a most unpleasant mannerism. I thought Kiwis started it? And Californian valley girl (ie teen idiot-tv role models) perpetuate it? It is awful. Cheers - Jaimie -- "The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity." -- Voltaire
From: Dorian Gray on 29 Jan 2010 14:29 In article <1jd38gw.1ctomd61c2m2t0N%peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > > > or the alternative version, Aucklanders do it too, ay. > > > > > > Bt thy prnnc t dffrntly y? > > > > Yp. > > Come now, shouldn't that be 'Yp?' > > Or is it only Aussies who do that? That upward inflection at the end of statements is a Sydney-sider thing - it's not countrywide.
From: Elliott Roper on 29 Jan 2010 14:40
In article <D.Gray-77E931.19293029012010(a)nntp-serv.cam.ac.uk>, Dorian Gray <D.Gray(a)picture.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jd38gw.1ctomd61c2m2t0N%peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>, > peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: > > > Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > > or the alternative version, Aucklanders do it too, ay. > > > > > > > > Bt thy prnnc t dffrntly y? > > > > > > Yp. > > > > Come now, shouldn't that be 'Yp?' > > > > Or is it only Aussies who do that? > > That upward inflection at the end of statements is a Sydney-sider thing > - it's not countrywide. Jokin? Aussie English is remarkably homogenous. There is more difference between kids from private schools and kids from state schools than there are regional differences. Apart from a few different words, it takes a keen ear to detect Sydney Grammar from Melbourne Grammar. (That's posh schools, not sentence structure) Similarly, Bocky High and and Normanhurst accents are indistinguishable. Brisbane and Perth accents are a bit further apart. Mostly it is down to speed and selected words. They can't agree on how many slices of bread go into a sandwich. And as for the number of milliliters in a glass of beer.... -- To de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 |