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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) zmjezhd #168209 05/11/07 08:46 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Originally Posted By: zmjezhd Many brands of English are non-rhotic. In UK orthography, in a Vr combination, the r is not pronounced and the V may be changed, too: hence, erm is pronounced with a non-rhotic schwa, and approximates the US transcription um.... So to answer Faldo's second question, Nuncle, would jarmies indeed be a case of non-rhoticism? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) AnnaStrophic #168210 05/11/07 08:51 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Faldo/ASp> So to answer Faldo's second question, Nuncle, would jarmies indeed be a case of non-rhoticism? olly> I pronounce the 'R' so i would think it is 'rhotic', in Kiwi land at least. -joe (you guys is tryin' to confusticate me) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) tsuwm #168211 05/11/07 09:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Yeahbut Kiwis don't talk like Aussies. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Jarmies (Oz slang) AnnaStrophic #168212 05/11/07 09:14 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Y'all got me ... Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,912 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (wofahulicodoc), 747 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,905 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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