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The title is not really a serious suggestion for a new piece of phonetic terminology. However, I spotted another BBC News presenter doing something a little different last night. It was the chap to the left, Nick Robinson, BBC News’s main political correspondent. In a very brief taster for the 10 O’clock News, Robinson uttered, if I remember rightly, the phrase keep coming as kiːk kʌmɪŋ. He certainly didn’t move his lips before the m segment. What have these BBC types got against bilabials?
It’s easier that way. I ·magine lotsa peeple say it thap way. I know I do — at times.
How can you pronounce bilabials with a stiff upper lip?
@Petr:
ask any oboe player.
Petr,
By pairing it with a loose, flabby lower lip.
John, you seem to be an expert in this.
An even more relaxt version of Keep coming is
[kiʔ kəmɪn]
It’s not ony the Brits who have stiff upper lips — or blowers of single-reed instrəments
If Jack continues to provide us with even more relaxed versions, blowers will be forced to look for diff’r'nt instruments.
The oboe is a double reed instrument – as is the bassoon. The clarinet and saxophone are the two most commonly played single reed instruments.
I’d always thought there was only a double entendre. But Graham taught me there’s also a double reed. (Sorry for this)
Sorry, Graham, of course I me·nt ‘double reed’
As a huge devotee of all the family of soprano, alto, tenor . baritone and even bass saxophones and counting the bass clarinet as my favourite instrument (if I dont include the foghorn) I shdve known better than to commit such a blunder
Gentlemen, this blog was originally about assimilations of a particular type. Now we are talking about foghorns, alphorns, etc. Why not include other labrophones? This is going to be a most interesting conversation.