VOR Pronunciation

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On 14 Mar 2005 16:01:49 GMT, Marshall Banana wrote:

> So have you ever heard anyone refer to a VORTAC as a
> V. O. R. T. A. C. ? Nope, we call those "vore-tacks" Crazy world, ain't
> it?

Yep, it surely is... and a TACAN is "tack-an..."

Bill

 

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:07:59 +0100, Marcel Kuijper
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>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:22:42 +1300, donbutts wrote:
>
>> Well I suppose accents come into it now Marcel.. I would say four..wer. The
>> English would prob say whon, foh er a and sev-hen perhaps, the Aussies say
>> seex,(do we say sux?)
>
>Same thing 'up here' between Dutch and Belgians, English and Scots, Germans
>and Austrians, Americans and Canadians...
>
I am a country-born Australian and was surprised to hear on tape how
broad my accent sounds, compared to city-born Aussies. I would be
interested to know some examples of pronunciations which differ
between Dutch and Belgians, Germans and Austrians. It seems that the
difference in accents within Australia is very much the exception,
given the size of our country, and I am intrigued by the range of
accents in the UK and USA, and evidently in Europe as well.

 

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:46:36 +1030, Martin Cowley wrote:

> I am a country-born Australian and was surprised to hear on tape how
> broad my accent sounds, compared to city-born Aussies. I would be
> interested to know some examples of pronunciations which differ
> between Dutch and Belgians, Germans and Austrians. It seems that the
> difference in accents within Australia is very much the exception,
> given the size of our country, and I am intrigued by the range of
> accents in the UK and USA, and evidently in Europe as well.

Every country has their own variation of accents.
We have a province here in Holland where they speak a variation of Dutch
that hardly anyone can understand. It's called Frisian and only Frisians
can understand it.

Some Belgians speak a variation of Dutch most of us can understand, but
they use words we don't. Where our words sound serious, theirs sound funny.
(Which is why we always make fun of the Belgians)

I suspect it's the same between the Germans and the Austrians.
Same thing with Aussies and Kiwis, right?

--

Marcel
(There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot. - Chuck Yeager)

 

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:37:50 +0100, Marcel Kuijper wrote:

> (Which is why we always make fun of the Belgians)

They sure make great waffles though! 😉

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:46:36 +1030, Martin Cowley
<mcowley@senet_remove_this_.com.au> wrote:

>I am a country-born Australian and was surprised to hear on tape how
>broad my accent sounds, compared to city-born Aussies. I would be
>interested to know some examples of pronunciations which differ
>between Dutch and Belgians, Germans and Austrians. It seems that the
>difference in accents within Australia is very much the exception,
>given the size of our country, and I am intrigued by the range of
>accents in the UK and USA, and evidently in Europe as well.

Hi Martin

There are many quite distinct dialacts in the Brisitsh Isles,
considering the small geographical area of the islands.

Some of the cheaper US television and film productions use non-English
actors who put on their English accent. This is quite noticible to a
native speaker and I'd assume the same applies to Welsh, Scots, Irish,
Americans, Aussies etc when those groups hear a foreign tongue trying
to speak in their particular voice.

One exception that springs to mind is Renée Zellweger's English accent
in Brigit Jones's Diary. Her accent is pretty good.

James (pronounced Zhjaymz in Bond films)

 

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>
> I suspect it's the same between the Germans and the Austrians.
> Same thing with Aussies and Kiwis, right?
>
Perhaps we get lazy with our own languages. I know and hear several Kiwis
calling our country 'New Zulland' and really annoys me but the Aussies
always say 'New Zealand' correctly. We always say Australia as spelt but a
lot of Australians including politician, Pauline Hanson, refer to their
country as 'Austraiya'

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James Hodson wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 11:46:36 +1030, Martin Cowley
> <mcowley@senet_remove_this_.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>>I am a country-born Australian and was surprised to hear on tape how
>>broad my accent sounds, compared to city-born Aussies. I would be
>>interested to know some examples of pronunciations which differ
>>between Dutch and Belgians, Germans and Austrians. It seems that the
>>difference in accents within Australia is very much the exception,
>>given the size of our country, and I am intrigued by the range of
>>accents in the UK and USA, and evidently in Europe as well.
>
>
> Hi Martin
>
> There are many quite distinct dialacts in the Brisitsh Isles,
> considering the small geographical area of the islands.
>
> Some of the cheaper US television and film productions use non-English
> actors who put on their English accent. This is quite noticible to a
> native speaker and I'd assume the same applies to Welsh, Scots, Irish,
> Americans, Aussies etc when those groups hear a foreign tongue trying
> to speak in their particular voice.
>
> One exception that springs to mind is Renée Zellweger's English accent
> in Brigit Jones's Diary. Her accent is pretty good.
>
> James (pronounced Zhjaymz in Bond films)

Reading all this on dialects reminds me of a time about six years ago.
I was heading North on I75 driving through Tennessee. I had to stop for
gas. While I was inside paying my bill and over heard a New Englander
talking to the clerk. The New Englander said" you know it's not your
fault you talk funny. It's just where you live."

If any one talked funny it wasn't the local