/zh/ replacing /dzh/?

[Dennis R. Preston]

>Please don't go to Louisville and laugh and point at people who say
>"garage" with the affricate. I advise you only for your own physical
>safety.

dInIs

>"Beijing" and "Elijah" with /dzh/ sound as funny to me as "garage" does with
>it.  I would laugh and point.  Weezer say "garage" with a /dzh/ and it
>supposed to be funny.  I laugh and point.
>
>-dsb
>Douglas S. Bigham
>University of Texas - Austin
>
>In a message dated 9/24/2002 6:52:58 PM Central Daylight Time,
>avgilbert at PRODIGY.NET writes:
>
>
>>  But Beijing and
>>  Elijah?  To me, these "zh" pronunciations don't make sense.
>>  Anne G
>>
>
>
>-dsb
>Douglas S. Bigham
>University of Texas - Austin

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