Comments on: 10 Things We Learned in the Premier League This Weekend

By: Erinti

Erinti — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:11:30 +0000

Quite possibly. There are certainly enough varieties of English out there that substitute f/v for the th-sounds.

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:34:49 +0000

I’ve noticed several of the French Arsenal players say “finking”. Maybe it’s the way a North London accent combines with French?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:29:35 +0000

Aliadiere’s been “finking.” And listening to David Beckham way too much. (I’m a huge fan of accent analysis as well.)

By: Erinti

Erinti — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:56:39 +0000

OK, I agree with your assessment of the accent. No sooner am I getting used to the French tinge than he comes out with a glottal stop or a fronted /oU/, and no sooner am I getting used to the London coloring than he hits me with a French /e/ or confuses /i/ and /I/. Jeremie Aliadiere’s accent broke my brain.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:36:21 +0000

This isn’t the interview I saw, but it’s from after the same game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sepBXYEjO6A

By: Erinti

Erinti — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:13:23 +0000

#5. In my official capacity as a linguistics undergrad: Got a video of that interview?

By: tippo

tippo — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:04:10 +0000

Good comparison between Yakubu and Cahill. Yakubu surely should have come back on time after all Yobo came back on time.

By: Bruno Romani

Bruno Romani — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:26:25 +0000

have you guys seen adriano turning into zidane in brazil?
go the brazil page…

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:05:12 +0000

#9. …and with a much cheaper payroll, to boot. (Has anyone done more good to their reputation in football than Sven has this year?)

#10. Are you saying African players are detrimental to their sides? (Kidding!)

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:58:13 +0000

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