The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116859   Message #3602084
Posted By: GUEST
16-Feb-14 - 08:12 PM
Thread Name: Mondegreens' cousins: Soramimis
Subject: RE: Mondegreens' cousins: Soramimis
Depends where the speaker was from. The African stereotype of thick-lipped muddy pronunciation has become almost racist, whereas a Belgian will also use a muddy "two". A Parisian or Tourangeau will use the sharper "twa" and from the far south they'll even hint at an n in it.