Date:  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 11:03:45 -0800

From:  Birrell Walsh <birrell[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WELL.SF.CA.US>

Subject: Re: Freeway names



On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, M. Lynne Murphy wrote:



> > On Fri, 11 Nov 1994, M. Lynne Murphy wrote:

> >

> > > [South African actors] put flaps in "utah".

> >

> > eh? whazzis "flaps in Utah"

> >

> (actually, i should've said "a flap in utah")

>

> flap = what americans do to t's between vowels (why no one here knows

> what i'm talking about when i ask for a "glaess uv waddrr")



Am I right in my impression that the Spanish rolled "r" is a series of flaps?



Birrell