Re^3: A Word Game

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Re^4: A Word Game by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Feb 11, 2022 at 07:12 UTC
Though wikipedia provides a list of fjords of the United States and a list of fiords of New Zealand there is no such list for Australia :-( ... though I see Britannica claims Port Davey as one ... so I'm not very confident on how to correctly pronounce fjord because I rarely hear it spoken here. Though I thoroughly enjoyed a recent boat trip through the breathtaking Milford Sound in nearby New Zealand, I doubt I'll ever make it to Port Davey due to its extreme inaccessibility. :-(	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by erix (Prior) on Feb 11, 2022 at 07:26 UTC
In the absence of anything better I move that the Dead Parrot Sketch be the model for 'fjord' pronunciation. (they, Palin and Cleese, both clearly say fee-ord) Python's Dead Parrot Sketch - feeords are at 1:38	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 11, 2022 at 08:44 UTC
Apparently it's still occasionally written "fiord" in New Zealand. At least autocorrection accepted° this without complaining. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery} update °) hm ... wrote this on my mobile On my desktop FF is now complaining about, fiord while chrome isn't. All say that an "English (US)" dictionary is used.	[reply]
Re^6: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 11, 2022 at 18:05 UTC
On a funny side note: Wordle has "fjord" as one of the solutions and "fiord" as one of the allowed guesses listed in the source ... ... and we all agree that this game is the authoritative source for the English language ... ;-) Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery} PS: AARGH -> `"aahed","aalii","aargh","aarti", ...`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: A Word Game by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 10, 2022 at 20:52 UTC
I'd call that a consonant.	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 11, 2022 at 02:57 UTC
I've only ever heard that pronounced as FEE-ord; including by Slartibartfast. — Ken	[reply]
Re^6: A Word Game by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 11, 2022 at 14:24 UTC
That's bizarre. Maybe it's because Australian English is much closer to British English than American English. I can tell you, essentially no native speaker of American English pronounces it FEE-ord.	[reply]
Re^5: A Word Game by LanX (Saint) on Feb 10, 2022 at 21:47 UTC
please note the existing vocalizations as `i` (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːɔːd/, /fiˈɔːd/, /fjɔːd/, (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɔɹd/, /fjɔɹd/, Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply] [d/l]
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