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Turning 's' in to 'sh' in words - why?

TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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Anyone else notice that some people pronounce words like 'student' and 'studio' as "shtudent" and "shtudio" etc? 'Assume' becomes "ashume", 'restaurant' turns in to "reshtaurant"....anybody have any idea why they do this?
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    Dave3622Dave3622 Posts: 1,819
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    They obviously think they are Sean Connery. :D
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    That's if it was every word with an 's' in it, but this is when it's mainly words with 'st'. Funnily enough it seems to mainly be students so they'll never accept there's anything odd about it. Also seems to be a media thing - you'll notice it the next time a radio presenter tells you who is "in the shtudio" today....
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    renard grisrenard gris Posts: 1,038
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    Talizman wrote: »
    Anyone else notice that some people pronounce words like 'student' and 'studio' as "shtudent" and "shtudio" etc? 'Assume' becomes "ashume", 'restaurant' turns in to "reshtaurant"....anybody have any idea why they do this?

    Sounds similar to the way Dutch people speak.
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    The Exiled DubThe Exiled Dub Posts: 8,358
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    I thought it was a southern thing, because the only people I have ever heard speaking this way, are from the south east.
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    Yesh, I am from the South Easht, I have notished it a fair bit myshelf.
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    CravenHavenCravenHaven Posts: 13,953
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    must be physically easier, cos drunks do it
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    hic.....
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,692
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    A better question would be what's with all these threads criticising people saying things a certain way?
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    grumpyscotgrumpyscot Posts: 11,354
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    On the sa me theme, why do people dahn sahth pronounce the word three as free? They also say Fink instead of Think. Strange!
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    GeoBa92 wrote: »
    A better question would be what's with all these threads criticising people saying things a certain way?

    It's probably due to the way they change these words having no logic or reason whatsoever.
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    grumpyscot wrote: »
    On the sa me theme, why do people dahn sahth pronounce the word three as free? They also say Fink instead of Think. Strange!
    It's an accent, that some people have, not all of us say these fings like that.
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    evie squeezyevie squeezy Posts: 195
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    You mean like sugar
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    JB3 wrote: »
    It's an accent, that some people have, not all of us say these fings like that.

    Lol there's no accent anywhere that turns 'th' in to 'f'.
    evie squeezy wrote:
    You mean like sugar

    No, like 'shtudio' and 'shtudent'.
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    Talizman wrote: »
    Lol there's no accent anywhere that turns 'th' in to 'f'.



    No, like 'shtudio' and 'shtudent'.
    I beg to differ.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    Beg as much as you want! There is no UK accent that changes letters like that in to new ones!
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    Talizman wrote: »
    Beg as much as you want! There is no UK accent that changes letters like that in to new ones!
    Fings ain't wot they used to be.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    Yep I'll agree with that. So which accent are you talking about?
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    myssmyss Posts: 16,527
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    Haven't notice so myself OP. I can only guess the one's you've come across has a lisp or were drunk! ;)
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    myss wrote: »
    Haven't notice so myself OP. I can only guess the one's you've come across has a lisp or were drunk! ;)

    You'll start to notice it now ;)
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    Talizman wrote: »
    Yep I'll agree with that. So which accent are you talking about?
    East London/Essex

    Theatre = Feater.

    South London would be

    Theatre = Feartah.
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    LifeisGoodLifeisGood Posts: 1,027
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    Some scousers pronounce "s" as "sh", and it's not just when the s is followed by t. I hear them say "bosh" (boss), and "losh" (loss). Not all scousers do this, but a lot do.
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    JB3JB3 Posts: 9,308
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    This is the kind of thing.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Juw99gRec
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    JB3 wrote: »
    East London/Essex

    Theatre = Feater.

    South London would be

    Theatre = Feartah.

    Changing 'th' to 'f' is not an accent, that's laziness.
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    TalizmanTalizman Posts: 2,899
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    LifeisGood wrote: »
    Some scousers pronounce "s" as "sh", and it's not just when the s is followed by t. I hear them say "bosh" (boss), and "losh" (loss). Not all scousers do this, but a lot do.

    Never seems to be a reason for it though.
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    dorydaryldorydaryl Posts: 15,927
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    It's just an affectation.
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