/zh/ replacing /dzh/?

[Douglas Bigham]

In an effort of fairness, I should mention that I did, indeed, say "garage"
/dzh/ yesterday.  My fiance laughed and pointed at me.  Then he said it about
ten minutes later (we were house-hunting).  It was my turn to laugh and
point, and I did.  But it was hollow laugher....

-dsb
Douglas S. Bigham
University of Texas - Austin

In a message dated 9/25/2002 6:52:44 AM Central Daylight Time,
preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU writes:


> >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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-dsb
Douglas S. Bigham
University of Texas - Austin