How do you pronounce "water"?

[SSSnail]

Wah-dur or wah-tur?

How about falter? So, if you can do falter, why not water?

:awe: Consider minds blown.

 

[destrekor]

Wah-dur or wah-tur?

How about falter? So, if you can do falter, why not water?

:awe: Consider minds blown.

uh... wut

the overall sound of "water" is almost the same as "falter", minus the L sound.

Because of that L, the first half of the word is softened and the "t" sound is far more pronounced, mainly because of how the "l" sound is formed, it makes for a perfect transition.

Water, to get the "t" sound to be as prevalent as in falter, requires over- pronunciation and sounds retarded. Almost all of us say "wah-ter" but to our ears it can almost be difficult to distinguish between a "t" and "d".

 

[mfenn]

uh... wut

the overall sound of "water" is almost the same as "falter", minus the L sound.

Because of that L, the first half of the word is softened and the "t" sound is far more pronounced, mainly because of how the "l" sound is formed, it makes for a perfect transition.

Water, to get the "t" sound to be as prevalent as in falter, requires over- pronunciation and sounds retarded. Almost all of us say "wah-ter" but to our ears it can almost be difficult to distinguish between a "t" and "d".

Boom! Getting some linguistics up in the this biyatch!

 

[destrekor]

Boom! Getting some linguistics up in the this biyatch!

And I made all that up as I went. :biggrin:
But it sounds logical. Learning another language makes me pay a little more attention to English than I ever have before. I'm not a linguist but I like knowing the basics of how we do things.

 

[biggestmuff]

Yapt

 

[AVAFREAK182]

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Wah-dur or wah-tur?

How about falter? So, if you can do falter, why not water?

:awe: Consider minds blown.

It blows my mind that you're not locked up somewhere safe.

 

[Tristicus]

If you pronounce is "DUR", you should probably eat a bullet.

 

[effowe]

I dated a girl from Pennsylvania, she pronounced it "Woo-ter." That was the weirdest damn thing.

 

[destrekor]

I dated a girl from Pennsylvania, she pronounced it "Woo-ter." That was the weirdest damn thing.

What is worse is when someone pronounces "wash", as in, to wash your clothes, as "warsh".

Where the fuck the "r" comes from, I haven't a clue.

 

[effowe]

What is worse is when someone pronounces "wash", as in, to wash your clothes, as "warsh".

Where the fuck the "r" comes from, I haven't a clue.

Yeah, similar to how British people say "draw" like "drawer."

 

[applepearwine]

You mean it isn't like watah?

 

[MJinZ]

Wat.

 

[Sealy]

I say wah der my oldest says wah teur but I agree with the assessment of falter not even being close to the same as water. Walter, yes, but not water

 

[TwinsenTacquito]

You guys ever been to the mid east? WOOTER!

 

[WelshBloke]

Yeah, similar to how British people say "draw" like "drawer."

 

[moshquerade]

waawaa

 

[effowe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2SS8ggLtU

Quick example, 1:01 in he pronounces it "drawring."

 

[Dominato3r]

Dihydrogen Oxide? is that right?

 

[WelshBloke]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2SS8ggLtU

Quick example, 1:01 in he pronounces it "drawring."

Yeah, hes saying drawing. I'm totally not getting your point here.


Edit: Bonus points for picking a cool song though.

 

[effowe]

Yeah, hes saying drawing. I'm totally not getting your point here.

He's saying drawing with an r sound, that's my point.

 

[Via]

Missurrah

Farrrve

 

[TheRyuu]

watah

 

[WelshBloke]

Yeah, similar to how British people say "draw" like "drawer."

He's saying drawing with an r sound, that's my point.

I've heard people pronounce drawing as drawring but not draw as drawer, at least its certainly not normal.

 

[TecHNooB]

wadur <-- fast and no need to emphasize the t