Re: MR: Diction (was Grammar)

["Heather Swann" <swannh@psi.com>]

Poster: "Heather Swann" <swannh@psi.com>

>snip>
>  
> Alfredo agreed, saying, 
> > > I think a good example of this is the way speakers of "Good 
> > > English" say it's "lazy" to leave off the "ng" sound in a word 
> > > like "grillin'" when they themselve leave off the "t" sound in 
> > > "often". 
>  
> Tibor gasped  
> > > Alfredo, I am shocked and amazed, that you would repeat the 
> > > notion that elision of sounds smacks of ignorance...  But then 
> > > again, my email account is at Hahvahd.... (:-) 
>  
> Miri protested 
> > But I DO sound the 't' in 'often'... 
>  
> Prompting Alfredo to ask: 
>  
> Do you also pronounce 
>  
>      cas'le         castle -no
>      marr'age       marriage -no
>      di'mond        diamond -yes
>      We'n'sday      Wednesday -no 
>      'ni'te         knight -no
> and  vi'count       viscount -no
>     ?   
> -- Alfredo 
> (who very eruditely enunciates the "x" and "s" in "faux pas") 
>  
Miri

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