LL-L "Language varieties" 2002.10.25 (03) [E]

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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Language Varieties

Hello All

Críostóir wrote about 'innit' being a South London
development which has spread within the last ten
years. I'm a North East Londoner and I can remember
fellow students laughing at me saying that when I
first went to university, in 1989 - a bit shocked to
think that it might be a development from the wrong
side of the Thames :)

To revenge myself for comments about English speakers'
pronunciations of 'Rostock' and 'Bundestag', my
personal favourites from German pronunciations of
English have to be 'willitch' (village) and especially
'wally ball' (volley ball). These make me chuckle
every time I hear them!

Also Gabriele mentioned about dropping her 'r's and
'l's , and mentioned that the r was retained in farm.
She'll be pleased to know that in London we too drop
our r's and l's as often as possible, and I would
never pronounce the r in farm!

Think I can get away with this one - three different
subjects in one mail. I think they've all previously
appeared as 'Language Varieties' so I hope I don't
experience the 'wrath of Ron' :) (Just kidding - you
do a great job!)

Gary

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