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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Robert C. Petersen who wrote (1110)	4/7/1998 12:19:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Respond to of 4710

That's a good one. Many languages do not have certain consonants and it makes listening a joy. In Phillipino, there is no "F" so fifty-four will sound like "pipty-pour" (I believe Hindi is the same also). In Farsi, there is no "W" so what is "vot". They can be easy ways to pick out ethnicity, if you know. I often pick out marginal variations in English to tell the person I am talking to where they are from. This often comes as a surprise to them. My mom often tries to clarify what she is saying, but there is no "P" in Arabic. Spelling out a word, she will say "B" as in "bebber" meaning pepper. People will get quite confused, but it is cute and lovely.