rhinoglottophilia?

Benjamin Fortson fortson at FAS.HARVARD.EDU
Fri Apr 12 15:38:41 UTC 2002


Has anyone heard "nowadays" pronounced "now at ndays" (@ = schwa), i.e. with
an intrusive nasal? I hear this regularly from my girlfriend's
10-year-old, but don't know if it's some innovation on his part or some
regionalism. (Reminiscent of nightiNgale, Old English nihte-gala, et alia
similia).

Ben



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