UK pronunciation help!

[stoney321]

MINGING. Is the G hard like Grover? Or G, George? [ETA] Got it, thank you!!

(And you're welcome for that ear worm, if you're of an age.)

Comments

[hazyjayne.livejournal.com]

It's a hard G.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Really!? I've been saying it with a soft G. GOOD TO KNOW!

[ngaio]

bear in mind I live in Newcastle and therefore I hear it in a Geordie/Mackem accent

ming-in (as in the china and the opposite of out, the g is hard enough to get you from one half of the word to the other)

Hope that helps!?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Absolutely does! Perfect description.

[ngaio]

And the lass who sits behind me at work was chuffed and little embarrassed when I told her I heard her voice when trying to describe the pronunciation!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was a soft g, too. Good to know.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I'm getting some VO work done, and needed to make sure it was being pronounced correctly. *rainbow* THE MORE YOU KNOW.

[gillo]

It's definitely and "ing" sound,in both cases, rather than a really hard, stressed "g". Almost, but not quite, "min(g)-in(g)"

[elisi]

To rhyme with 'singing'. Like so! :)