mirrorbird(19:48:15)
zoner: it's called rhoticity (same as the deal with "hard r" in the n-word over there, there is no distinction here, you can't tell!)
mirrorbird(19:47:57)
the french do however realise that W is double-V and not double-U!
zoner(19:47:57)
I'm not british but the whole "a" pronounced as "er" thing is regional no? (asking for real)
mirrorbird(19:47:06)
zoner: probably, i've also always heard "beta" like "beater"... i think americans say BAYta or so
mirrorbird(19:46:49)
"y-grec" (i-grec?) that was a weird thing in early french lessons. i didn't realise it was Greek e, i thought Y had a special word like écrèque or something. along the lines of élève
zoner(19:46:24)
that eta pronounciatin surely is only in specific regions of GB?