phonetically, when pronounced with a British (Cockney) accent?
I think it would be like "O-y-pen" but not really, because it's not the 'oy' as in "oil".
Any ideas?
2007-07-28 07:15:39 · 7 answers · asked by Lo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's close to [au-pən]. Difficult to show on Y!A unless you're familiar with the International Phonetic alphabet. The [au] bit is close to the 'ow' in the word 'how' and the [pən] bit rhymes with the ending of 'soften', 'often' etc. in Brit English. Hope this helps.
2007-07-28 07:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ow-pen
2007-07-28 14:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dennis 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My friends and I used to talk cockney for fun in stores, we listened to a tape to get it down.
You don't pronounce constenants.
Like 'Eo for Hello.
Open would be "ohy-pen".
Like you thought.
haha
"ow-pen" would be more Scottish/Welsh.
"oh-pen" would be proper British.
2007-07-28 14:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by summahhh! 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably like Ah-pin, that's how fancy people talk
2007-07-28 14:23:27 · answer #4 · answered by Jeo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I spell it and pronounce it 'open'.
2007-07-28 14:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Kalikina 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eopen
2007-07-28 18:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by invisible. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eye-pin?
2007-07-28 14:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by mrscjr 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋