Re: Guttoral stop

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:59:13 -0000, "Nick Wagg" <naw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Etienne Marais" <etienne.marais@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9899v1p9shttpfvb2c7bcji186v6bvheca@xxxxxxxxxx

Pronouncing a "k" at the end of the word, usually combined
with the conversion of the "th" to "ff" is a fairly common and
intensely irritating regionalism emanating from the vicinity of
London. It is a feature of "Estuary English" and the technical
term for it is ignorance, or possibly laziness.

Pronouncing a hard "g" at the end of words ending in "ing"
is very common in and around NottinGham and is merely
an interesting local variation.

I wonder if the two are both descendants of an ancient form. "K" and
"g" sounds are often related.
--
Phil C.
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