Joshua McNeill<p>Excellent song by <a href="https://h4.io/tags/WillHaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillHaven</span></a>, Finest Our, but the title's play on words only works for those who pronounce "our" as [aʊəɹ] rather than [aɹ]. I use the latter even in stressed positions, which my students tell me is weird now, but this album was recorded over 20 years ago, at which time I assume this was not as weird.</p><p><a href="https://tidal.com/browse/track/5522648?u" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tidal.com/browse/track/5522648</span><span class="invisible">?u</span></a></p><p><a href="https://h4.io/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/languagechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languagechange</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/phonetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phonetics</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/phonology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phonology</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/hardcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardcore</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>
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Now also on youtube for those who do not want to go to Instagram:
Arrêtez de parcourir du contenu anxiogène avant d'aller dormir.
Prenez plutôt cette ex-tra-or-di-naire 
video de notre confrère linguiste de l'université de Düsseldorf, Christian Uffmann qui tue le game
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pSOlRUr5yCY
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#phonology
#linguistique
I had no idea that, in #French, #DarthVader is called #DarkVador. It makes sense as both /θ/ and syllabic /ɹ/ would be difficult in French, but for a second I sort of took offense to the name change, lol
#StarWars #linguistics #phonetics #phonology #languagecontact
Premiere.fr · Skeleton Crew : "Nos enfants ne savent même pas qui est Dark Vador !"Quand et comment s'insère la série Skeleton Crew dans la saga Star Wars ? Les créateurs nous disent tout.
I recently found out about this issue via multiplayer #videogame drama, but it's interesting that both #NPR and #Erdogan seem to have conflated #spelling and #pronunciation.
(Also, this is just kind of à propos for today.)
#MMO #MMOs #Turkey #Türkiye #Thanksgiving #linguistics #orthography #phonetics #phonology
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/1147704945/the-state-department-will-begin-spelling-turkey-as-turkiye
Today's mini-survey: do you pronounce the 'o' in “marathon” and “telethon” the same or different? (and where are you from, if you wish to divulge)
(My prediction hidden in reply to this post.)
when #reading and #writing get bogged down in #spelling -
How #Dyslexia Changes in Other Languages
https://buff.ly/3TCgmjQ
@orthographies #phonology #picturewriting #lettersounds #languages #pronunciation #visualspatial #decoding
PocketHow Dyslexia Changes in Other LanguagesWriting in English can be a challenge – even if it’s your mother tongue.
I was practicing my Spanish, and had a question about how I was pronouncing a certain sound. Rather than download an audio spectrum analyzer, I remembered that Merlin Bird ID did sound prints live.
It worked like a charm.
With the death of Congressmember Bill Pascrell last week, one of the great syncopated Italian-American names is gone from politics:
https://gothamist.com/news/longtime-nj-congressmember-bill-pascrell-dies-in-office-family-announces
Gothamist · Longtime NJ Congressmember Bill Pascrell dies in office, family announcesDemocratic Party leaders will likely replace Pascrell on the November ballot.