shawty (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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Ms. DeGeneres spells her name "Ellen".

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> Some new words on the Helen DeGeneres show, UK vs USA accents.  Guess
> the meanings.  Note the difficulty of the UK person with "ch",
> mispronouncing it twice as "sh".  No clue why.
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> Also Helen pronounces "shawty" as SHAW-dee  ~shaudee.  Classic "t" for
> "d" swap.
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> Helen says for "fossing" ~flauseeng   The Brit repeats ~fluseeng.
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> http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishVsAmerican/kkbgv/post.htm
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> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
> see truespel.com phonetic spelling
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