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I have a pronunciation question for UK anons.
Do people normally use this pronunciation?
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gap#English
Because the vowel quality I'm hearing is much more like:
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gap#Polish
(Deep-throated frogginess aside)
Because when I think about a really toffee-nosed accent, "gap" sounds more like "ghep" than like the UK pronunciation above. I can hardly tell the difference between the Polish "gap" and the RP "gap," but the toff RP "gap" sounds very distinct. Is this distinction dying out? Or do toffs just use a longer vowel?
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>>7675985
(Overall point is the pronunciation of the /ae/ vowel, not just the word gap.)
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Gap rhymes with
Nap, bap, lap, yap, cap, sap, tap, rap, map, zap
It does not rhyme with pep, rep,
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Nah nobody says gep in England
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>>7675985
>"ghep"
thets niu zulland bru
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UK anon here:
Posh folk say: "Gyap"
Scrubs like me say: "gap"
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>>7678517
No posh person says gyap you northern scummer
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>>7675985
Does Glesga still hurt you?
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