Chatty Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 This morning my colleages came to my desk ask if I wanted to see a movie tonight, she "Do you wanna see the HUK?" me "Which HUK, I never heard of it?" she "HUK!! don't you know the greem monster" Darn, I felt like something blazed in my head... "Oh, you mean "THE HUL-K?" she "HUK" not "HULK" so which one is the right way to pronouce it? cuz in my idea it should be the same structure as "film" ----> Fi l m I don't know.. can anyone guide me? and do you have any pronunciation as me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loburt Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 HULK is correct, obviously. If she wants to see HUK, she can read Huckleberry Finn. Show them any English language ad for the movie and the L is right there. The L is not silent in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damnam1 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Show them any English language ad for the movie and the L is right there. The L is not silent in English. Hello, what about Cockney dialect ? No T and (almost) no L..does it still exist in parts of London ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 tell me more, tell me more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AisforAva Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Lol of Der Ling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chatty Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 how about Sh and Ch sound... such as Shop and Chop Ship and Chip i tried to learn how to pronouce it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_Bob Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Have you tried the paper trick? English consonant sounds come in several pairs... eg b+p, d+t, v+f, sh+ch, g+k Each letter in these pairs is made with the mouth in the same position. BUT one is aspirated and the other is not. Try this... Hold a piece of tissue in front of your mouth and say 'bee' and 'pee'. The paper should move on 'pee', but not on 'bee'. The same is true of 'shin' and 'chin'... the second sound moves the paper, because you need more air to make the sound 'ch'. (Hulk is pronounced with the 'l'. But I suspect if you look at the Thai transliteration, there is a 'garan' mark over the Lor Ling to show it isn't pronounced) I had the same problem in reverse. I went to a cinema in Hat Yai and asked for two tickets to see S.W.A.T, which I pronounced 'swot'. The ticket seller just stared at me until I pointed to the name on the screen and she said, "Mai Chai 'swot'... SAAWAAT...." When I read the Thai letters, that is how it would be pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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