Blog #14 – Queen Charlotte Track – Day 2
December 22nd 2010 Blog #14 – Queen Charlotte Track – Day 2 December 1, 2010 –
Today we left Cnoc Na Lear for Punga Cove. Our destination gave me ample opportunity to practice the soft New Zealand /ng/ - always said as in ringer, never said as in finger or hunger. There are many things about New Zealand pronunciation that are a challenge – /wh/ is pronounced /f/, many words have duplicated syllables as in K
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