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Iain
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:29 pm
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I was watching Question Time recently(maybe the most recent episode),
and a chap came on who spoke RP but with a strange variation.
Firstly, he said "Of" like "Off"(always), and secondly, said "about"
with the first syllable of "able".
So, he said sentences like:
"I know off it, but I know nothing aybout it." Sometimes he would
neutralise the start of "about", but whenever he didn't it was clearly
"Ay".
Has anyone else heard this?
~Iain
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:35 am
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Iain wrote:
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I was watching Question Time recently(maybe the most recent episode),
and a chap came on who spoke RP but with a strange variation.
Firstly, he said "Of" like "Off"(always), and secondly, said "about"
with the first syllable of "able".
So, he said sentences like:
"I know off it, but I know nothing aybout it." Sometimes he would
neutralise the start of "about", but whenever he didn't it was clearly
"Ay".
Has anyone else heard this?
~Iain
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Who was it? Is he a potential Tory leadership candidate?
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Iain
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:18 am
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Django Cat wrote:
| Quote: | Iain wrote:
I was watching Question Time recently(maybe the most recent episode),
and a chap came on who spoke RP but with a strange variation.
Firstly, he said "Of" like "Off"(always), and secondly, said "about"
with the first syllable of "able".
So, he said sentences like:
"I know off it, but I know nothing aybout it." Sometimes he would
neutralise the start of "about", but whenever he didn't it was clearly
"Ay".
Has anyone else heard this?
~Iain
Who was it? Is he a potential Tory leadership candidate?
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I don't remember. He was on Newsnight two or three nights ago, and is
square-faced, well over forty, and has trim black-greying hair. He sat
to the right of centre table, but not at the end. I think he was sat
next to the presenter. I tried to make a mental note of his name but
instead fell asleep.
~Iain
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mUs1Ka
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:13 am
Post subject: Re: Strange RP |
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Iain wrote:
| Quote: | Django Cat wrote:
Iain wrote:
I was watching Question Time recently(maybe the most recent
episode), and a chap came on who spoke RP but with a strange
variation.
Firstly, he said "Of" like "Off"(always), and secondly, said "about"
with the first syllable of "able".
So, he said sentences like:
"I know off it, but I know nothing aybout it." Sometimes he would
neutralise the start of "about", but whenever he didn't it was
clearly "Ay".
Has anyone else heard this?
~Iain
Who was it? Is he a potential Tory leadership candidate?
I don't remember. He was on Newsnight two or three nights ago, and is
square-faced, well over forty, and has trim black-greying hair. He sat
to the right of centre table, but not at the end. I think he was sat
next to the presenter. I tried to make a mental note of his name but
instead fell asleep.
Was it one of these? |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/4353686.stm
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Ray.
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Iain
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:42 am
Post subject: Re: Strange RP |
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mUs1Ka wrote:
| Quote: | Iain wrote:
Django Cat wrote:
Iain wrote:
I was watching Question Time recently(maybe the most recent
episode), and a chap came on who spoke RP but with a strange
variation.
Firstly, he said "Of" like "Off"(always), and secondly, said "about"
with the first syllable of "able".
So, he said sentences like:
"I know off it, but I know nothing aybout it." Sometimes he would
neutralise the start of "about", but whenever he didn't it was
clearly "Ay".
Has anyone else heard this?
~Iain
Who was it? Is he a potential Tory leadership candidate?
I don't remember. He was on Newsnight two or three nights ago, and is
square-faced, well over forty, and has trim black-greying hair. He sat
to the right of centre table, but not at the end. I think he was sat
next to the presenter. I tried to make a mental note of his name but
instead fell asleep.
Was it one of these?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/4353686.stm
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ANDREW LANSLEY MP : says "of" as "off" and "aybout" whenever the first
vowel's not neutralised -- It's like he's been subjected to some sort
of experimental simplified phonics class or something.
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Strange RP |
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Iain wrote:
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| Quote: | ANDREW LANSLEY MP : says "of" as "off" and "aybout" whenever the
first
vowel's not neutralised -- It's like he's been subjected to some
sort
of experimental simplified phonics class or something.
~Iain
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Ah, the "political a". I've noticed that some politicians do tend to
pronounce the definite article to rhyme with "say" in all positions.
I do that rarely, and only for emphasis, and would probably deduct a
mark for it if I were examining a foreign learner's spoken English.
I think it may be one of those odd little fashions which spring up in
the Westminster village -- like non-Scots using "outwith", which
we've commented on in AUE or AEU or both. I don't know if this one
has a party bias.
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