Linguistics Student Maps Out Us English Differences

[EmilyAnn]

"common" as in what? Uneducated? Slang?

 

Or are you referring to the sound at the end of the word "common?" lol

No, it's an English colloquial term. It doesn't quite mean uneducated, but it's along those lines. It kind of also has connotations of not having much class and being kind of vulgar. 

[Mary+Immaculate<3]

Y'all is a good word. I wish it was part of my dialect.

I've MADE it part of my dialect. My Latin teacher accepts it as an acceptable translation because verbs are conjugated like this:

I *verb*                We *verb*

You *verb*           Y'all *verb*

He/She/It *verb   They *verb*

 

insert *verb* here

 

Then again, he's an awe.some Latin teacher and, as a warning, this is not universally accepted as a translation for the plural of you.

[Nihil Obstat]

I've MADE it part of my dialect. My Latin teacher accepts it as an acceptable translation because verbs are conjugated like this:

I *verb*                We *verb*

You *verb*           Y'all *verb*

He/She/It *verb   They *verb*

 

insert *verb* here

 

Then again, he's an awe.some Latin teacher and, as a warning, this is not universally accepted as a translation for the plural of you.

That is excellent. :smile3:

[WillT]

Pronouncing it as "ben" is also fairly common, although less so in my area.
It also depends on the context of the word, in terms of what sounds are coming before or after. There are some cases in which I will say "bin", some where "been" sounds more natural, and perhaps a couple where I would say "ben", although I cannot think of any.
Been, by and large, will also be more characteristic of careful speech, whereas bin/ben, whatever, will come up more in fast speech. Nothing unusual about that.

Ah. See, I pronounce "Ben" and "bin" the same.

[Nihil Obstat]

Ah. See, I pronounce "Ben" and "bin" the same.

Interesting. Are you familiar enough with IPA to write out the exact way you pronounce that?

[WillT]

Interesting. Are you familiar enough with IPA to write out the exact way you pronounce that?

I'm not familiar enough to write it out, but it would be the same as th "I" in iglo, if that helps.

[Nihil Obstat]

I'm not familiar enough to write it out, but it would be the same as th "I" in iglo, if that helps.

I am assuming you say the name "Ben" with the same 'e' from "send", right?

[WillT]

I am assuming you say the name "Ben" with the same 'e' from "send", right?

Yeah.

[Nihil Obstat]

Sometimes I really wish I was better at linguistics. :P I took the intro course in my first year at university. Zero aptitude for it. Absolutely none. 

It is a really cool subject, but the basics were just mind-numbing. :sweat:

[Ice_nine]

I pronounce been with a schwa har har.

[Nihil Obstat]

I pronounce been with a schwa har har.

That is a....... highly unusual use of that vowel. What accent do you have?

[Apotheoun]

Soda (or sometimes cola).

[Apotheoun]

My dad was from Missouri (which he pronounced as Missourah) and always used the word soda; while my mom was from Michigan and used the word pop - although by the 1980s she had started calling carbonated beverages soda pop.

[ToJesusMyHeart]

Word: Pajamas

 

Puh-JAM-uhs

Not puh-JAH-muhs....goof balls. 

[Ice_nine]

That is a....... highly unusual use of that vowel. What accent do you have?

 

I'm sorta kidding. I just like to say schwa. schwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

 

It's late . . .