Lady with lollipop in her mouth, but no discernible accent: "Can you tell me where to find the JA section?"
Me: "JA? Do you mean JE?"
Lady: "J [she is very clearly pronouncing it JAY] as in YARN."
Is this some kind of regional thing? Like "zed" instead of "zee"?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Hi! Guy of German descent here.
Not 100% sure what they might be getting at, but in most Germanic languages (German, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages) the J is indeed projounced as a Y. Think Jagermeister or Johannes.
So maybe that's it?
Hi! German descendant here.
In many Germanic languages (German, Dutch, Scandinavian languages) the J is indeed pronounced as Y. Think Jagermeister or Johannes.
So... maybe that's it?
Sure, but why pronounce Y as J then? :-)
She could be a native Spanish speaker...http://www.studyspanish.com/pronunciation/letter_y.htm
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