tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post7966684856939563474..comments2024-03-17T09:14:13.950+00:00Comments on John Wells’s phonetic blog: ask your favourJohn Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-31231653821454677552009-09-08T13:20:40.314+01:002009-09-08T13:20:40.314+01:00This job would be perfect for my former Phonetics ...This job would be perfect for my former Phonetics teacher.Belénhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019417179673660747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-15676714650713838232009-09-08T10:38:58.457+01:002009-09-08T10:38:58.457+01:00Kraut said...
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Auntie BBC l...Kraut said...<br />Re: BBC job description<br />Auntie BBC looks for superman/superwomanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-64331443700973191792009-09-08T09:10:38.382+01:002009-09-08T09:10:38.382+01:00Certainly, or "I want to cash that favour you...Certainly, or "I want to cash that favour you owe me", but that was hardly what the writer meant.Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-19293200512341631042009-09-08T09:03:15.917+01:002009-09-08T09:03:15.917+01:00Or "I want to ask your favour". Favour i...Or "I want to ask your favour". Favour is a word that means "approving attitude."<br /><br />It is most likely a misinterpretation of "ask a favour [of you]" but equally it's just a very literally phrased, very formal way of beginning a message - please look upon this message with an approving attitude.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180325668437665385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-27481039269162457462009-09-08T07:24:06.667+01:002009-09-08T07:24:06.667+01:00"... you a" wouldn't be mistaken for..."... you a" wouldn't be mistaken for "your" in Australia, since "your" is /jɔ/ (or /jɔə/ if one is being careful).Lance Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712002642501309020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-80417179193392153272009-09-07T23:55:36.412+01:002009-09-07T23:55:36.412+01:00Yes, sorry, silly of me (now corrected).Yes, sorry, silly of me (now corrected).John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-16561946318337384492009-09-07T21:16:44.950+01:002009-09-07T21:16:44.950+01:00ɑː as the strong form of "a"? Surely th...ɑː as the strong form of "a"? Surely that would be /ei/, if it has one?Harry Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675794936870568336noreply@blogger.com