On 7/21/2010 11:55 AM, Terry Warby wrote:
On 19/07/2010 04:52, David B Teague wrote:
On 7/18/2010 10:45 PM, NoOp wrote:
On 07/16/2010 08:39 AM, Terry Warby wrote:
...
I've been following this thread with some amusement not intending to
comment. But I really have to say that the only Brits that would
pronounce "Thames" as "Tims" are Lizzie Windsor, her family and a few
older members of the aristicracy. I, and all the people I know, say
"Temms". But maybe NoOp has mixed with a better class of Brit :-)
Terry W
:-) I'll never tell... otherwise I'm likely to end up in 'hospital' :-)
For the record, please post something that will distinguish the way
you pronounce Tims from Temms.
For the record:
"Tims" - The "i" pronounced as in "Bin" or "Jim"
"Temms" - The "e" pronounced as in "Ten" or "Lemon"
Actually, while the Brits I know say "Temms", our Aussie cousins,
speaking "Strine" probably would say "Tims"!! :-)
Many thanks. Then this is a "pin" vs "pen" distinction. The difference
is one of tongue placement and lip opening, Tims being the slightly
brighter sound.
David Teague
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