[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: "The Noughties"?

[Janette]

>
> Carol:
> "Haley" has a long "a" (as in "Kate" )and "Halle" a short "a" as in
> "cat." Neither of them has quite the same sound as an "a" preceding an
> "r" (setting aside words like "car," in which the "a" has more of an
> "ah" sound).
>

montims:

and there you have it - for a Brit, hairy has the long vowel of Kate, and
Harry has the cat vowel.  And if you practice really hard, you, too,
(generic you) can sound like a true Brit!

Say flied lice enough times, thinking "fried rice", then say Halle enough
times, thinking "Harry"...


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