'Something' and 'nothing'

Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:54 am GMT
HEY ALL NICE TO BACK HOME AT ANTIMOON AND SEE THE FAMILY :)

Well I was just wondering on the pronucation of these two words 'Something' and 'Nothing'

I tend to pronuce them as 'Somethink' (Something) and 'Nothink' (Nothing)......

How do you pronuce these words?
Pawel Kowalczyk   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:59 am GMT
More like somethin' and nothin' (British English).
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:09 pm GMT
Well I do pronouce the 'k' as well
D   Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:50 pm GMT
Pronouncing 'ing' as 'ink' is a common in nonnative speech. The g and k
pronunciations are quite similar, but really are different for native speakers. So ``Something that I ate'' and ``Some think that I ate'' are
not pronounced the same.

The g/k switch was a common way to mark ``Russian'' accents in old movies -- 'ing' would be pronounced with a long e, as in `seen', and with a k instead of a g. I don't know what other languages Joel speaks, though.
Alexander   Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:41 pm GMT
I thought some native British English speakers used -ink for -ing. Probably from London, but maybe not.
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:21 pm GMT
I am a Native English Speaker D.... from New Zealand
D   Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:55 pm GMT
Well, that's something. I didn't notice the g/k switch in the few people I have met from New Zealand, but I'll keep an ear out in the future.

If you search for `theenk', `sometheenk', or `notheenk' on google you will get plenty of hits.
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:24 pm GMT
When there was a recent article on the g/k switch in New Zealand..

I should find the article and hopefully upload it for you to read.
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:25 pm GMT
BTW Frances do you have that g/k switch in the Australian accent?
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:29 pm GMT
*For give me for bad grammar and spelling :)
Frances   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:32 pm GMT
I really stress my "g" at the end which is a pecularity to me only. Australians either drop the "g" or stick a "k" at the end when talking rapidly...
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:44 pm GMT
Wow when I pronouce *something* the G is silent and replaced with a K I was trying to stress the G but couldn't get it right....

France could you please load an audio file on your website so I can hear how you pronouce *something* and *nothing*?

Thanks Frances
Frances   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:50 pm GMT
I will try to but it will be hard for me to do today. I'm also not going to have not net access for the next few weeks, but if you keep this post alive, I will try to do it sometime soon.

I think the reason why I stress "g" at the end is because I'm conscious of the dropping or the addition of "k"
Joel   Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:53 pm GMT
Cheers Frances....
Jim   Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:56 pm GMT
I think I've heard "somethink"/"nothink" occasionally in Sydney but I wouldn't say it's common and it does sound uneducated.

Kofi Anan drops his "g"s ... kinda cool really.

Frances,

What exactly do you mean by "stressing the 'g'"? Do you say /s6mTINg/ & /n6TINg/. That would sound kind of odd (except in some parts of Britian). The usual Aussie pronunciation would be /s6mTIN/ & /n6TIN/