At 06:16 AM 1/15/01, Charles wrote: >Michael Everson wrote: > >"The pronuncuation ['juni:ko:d] with [i:] or [i] instead of schwa irritates >me a lot. No one would pronounce "universe" with an [i]." > >I beg to differ; "universe" is commonly pronounced with a short [i] in the >English Midlands. And indeed on this side of the Pond, [i] is common (I find it unnatural to drop my tongue enough for the schwa), and I have heard (iirc) [i:] in the southeastern U.S. -- Curtis Clark http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/ Biological Sciences Department Voice: (909) 869-4062 California State Polytechnic University FAX: (909) 869-4078 Pomona CA 91768-4032 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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