sk = [sk] in [sk]ull
j = [y] in [y]ellow
ó = [ow] in [ow]n
for t and x - use what you are accustomed to in daily English speach.

However, ø is the tough one. Yet, we all know a guy by the name of
Arnold Schwarzenegger and he says a great many things in English that
are clearly spoken with his native accent.  For instance, he says,
"it doesn't work that way" - but it comes out "it doesn't w[ue...]rk
that way". You see, he simply massacres that o in the word "work" because he

just can't help it!
Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to take that ø in skjótøx'
and just
smear the hell out of it - as if you, yourself, were Mr. Schwarzenegger. If
you
can get that - then you would be close enough.

If you don't get it right - who really cares!  Remember how much Arnold gets
paid
to totally massacre "standard" British/American pronuciation. No dead
vikings will be
rising up from their graves to question you on your pronunciation or
inappropriate
choices.

Raymond

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Grass
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 6/10/2003 4:34 PM
Subject: [norse_course] thanks again

Thanks again everyone. Even though so far all I seem
to have managed is start a rather large argument and
just barely got the pronounciation for a name I would
like. As well as be insulted, called a hick, and had
implied that I oughta know some other language just
because I live in America. Well guess what people.
America's official language is english. I live in the
Northeast and thats all they teach up here. We aren't
taught spanish and we aren't taught german. We don't
learn a pile of languages that noone in the area
speaks. I myself am one of the few people who doesn't
work in a wire mill. I may not be the most educated
bloke on the block but I know enough to know I ain't
gonna find out what I need here. Thanks again though.
Snaebjorn Haakonsson



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