tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post112835610693791856..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Add the g!Margaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1128741338304125012005-10-07T22:15:00.000-05:002005-10-07T22:15:00.000-05:0010 07 05Hello Metrolingua:No I am not British, it ...10 07 05<BR/><BR/>Hello Metrolingua:<BR/>No I am not British, it is just that I have had British friends at different points in my life. I also spell certain things with a Continental bend, because as a child, I was sickly. So I read a lot of English literature, such as Tolkien, CS Lewis, I forget the name of the Secret Garden, but you get the picture. Pretty soo, I was spelling programme, colour, favourite, theatre simply from reading. Where is Long Giland you ask? Tee hee hee it is Long Island, NY. I have heard them REALLY over pronounce the NG sound. That is all :)Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1128385785928260542005-10-03T19:29:00.000-05:002005-10-03T19:29:00.000-05:00I'm just curious--are you British? You seem to kno...I'm just curious--are you British? You seem to know those accents well. What and where is Long-Giland?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-1128376784155906012005-10-03T16:59:00.000-05:002005-10-03T16:59:00.000-05:0010 03 05Hello Metrolingua:I ponder this issue from...10 03 05<BR/><BR/>Hello Metrolingua:<BR/>I ponder this issue from time to time; I think it could be a bastardization of some Scotch Irish or even Cockney accents. I have noticed that they cut off the NG quite often. One accent that you might like is the Long-Giland accent. There all the NGs are overly pronounced!! :) Have a nice day:)Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.com