sophie
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The vowel in question is ɑ so /kɑʔ.n/, but that is how I pronounce cotton, yes.
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The vowel in question is ɑ so /kɑʔ.n/, but that is how I pronounce cotton, yes.
madviking
north american scum
team glottal stop unite!
Zkribbler
Deity
I never noticed we don't pronounce the "t" in "cotton." Amazing!Singing:
Way down south in the land of cotton,
My feet smell, but yours are rottin'.
cybrxkhan
Asian Xwedodah
Oh huh, that's how I pronounce cotton too. I love dat /t/ > /ʔ/
sophie
Break My Heart
Yeah, I do a lot of glottal stops. But it's also fairly common, at least in California, to turn double-t's into a d or a flap
Also the vowel was lower than I thought. I'm still pretty bad with identifying them.
so /kɑ.dn/ or /kɑ.ɾn/
just like
/bʌ.dn/ or /bʌ.ɾn/ (button) (so it sounds like buddin)
or
/kɪ.dn/ or /kɪ.ɾn/ (kitten) (so it sounds like "kiddin")
Borachio
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'Brew Tal. Or for the truly pedantic ˈbruːt(ə
lAnything else just isn't English. Well, it might be some kind of English, but it isn't English English.
Link to video.
warpus
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I am booking a 55km bike ride in Norway, it will take me on the infamous Rallavegen bike route. It's a bit mountainous and stuff and takes about 8 hours.
I have the option of booking 3 types of bikes and I'm not sure which one to go with:
1. Comfort bike: 8 gear, this is our standard Price: 595 NOK
2. MTB: 28 gear hardtail Price: 720 NOK
3. Pro: 28 gear full suspension Price: 900 NOK
Here's the note that accompanied the options: Most people are happy just to use the comfort bike. But if you are used to have a more pro bike I think you will feel that the comfort bike is a bit rigid.
I am not super experienced with bikes and haven't really ridden one in years, but I used to feel quite comfortable on one. I am not really sure how many gears my bikes that I used to own in the past used to have, but I wouldn't mind perhaps upgrading here, if it will make my ride more pleasant.
Then again, if options 2 and 3 are beyond my level of expertise, and it will take me a while to get used to these fancy 28 gears or whatever (I really have no idea), then it would make more sense to go with the cheap option.
I tried to google these, but I just don't know enough about bikes to understand what the real difference between these bikes is. Do we have any bicyclists around here?
I have the option of booking 3 types of bikes and I'm not sure which one to go with:
1. Comfort bike: 8 gear, this is our standard Price: 595 NOK
2. MTB: 28 gear hardtail Price: 720 NOK
3. Pro: 28 gear full suspension Price: 900 NOK
Here's the note that accompanied the options: Most people are happy just to use the comfort bike. But if you are used to have a more pro bike I think you will feel that the comfort bike is a bit rigid.
I am not super experienced with bikes and haven't really ridden one in years, but I used to feel quite comfortable on one. I am not really sure how many gears my bikes that I used to own in the past used to have, but I wouldn't mind perhaps upgrading here, if it will make my ride more pleasant.
Then again, if options 2 and 3 are beyond my level of expertise, and it will take me a while to get used to these fancy 28 gears or whatever (I really have no idea), then it would make more sense to go with the cheap option.
I tried to google these, but I just don't know enough about bikes to understand what the real difference between these bikes is. Do we have any bicyclists around here?
55km in 8 hours? That's 7 km/hour, must be pretty hilly. On the flat ground you can easily have double the speed, or even tripple (...not me though 
).
While everything here is flat, and I therefore don't have any deep insights into terrain with any kind of slope ^^, I guess on hilly ground you'd like to have more gears, not just only 8.
).While everything here is flat, and I therefore don't have any deep insights into terrain with any kind of slope ^^, I guess on hilly ground you'd like to have more gears, not just only 8.
Doesn't it change automatically?Oh yeah, another solution would be to switch to HTML5 youtube and forget about flash, like anyone else in 2015
Click-activate is the way to go, and functions as an ad-hoc adblock service.
warpus
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55km in 8 hours? That's 7 km/hour, must be pretty hilly. On the flat ground you can easily have double the speed, or even tripple (...not me though
While everything here is flat, and I therefore don't have any deep insights into terrain with any kind of slope ^^, I guess on hilly ground you'd like to have more gears, not just only 8.
Yeah, the route gets a bit hilly here and there - and at the end it is all downhill. But overall it's not supposed to be that bad. I watched some random videos of people biking this route, and nothing really looked incredibly hilly.. but it's pretty long, so I expect to encounter plenty of up/down hill overall. Nothing crazy, but it will be there.
I think I would prefer a more professional bike, but how do the extra gears help me? I would have assumed that other features of the bike would have been more beneficial - the weight maybe? The overall design? The tires? I only ever use 1-3 gears when I bike.. Maybe I'm not doing it right?
I googled an MTB and it looks like a mountain bike.. so I'm tempted to go with that, but don't really know what I'm doing at this point. I used to ride bikes quite a bit and could even pull off some tricks on them. There was a time in my life when a bike felt like an extension of my body pretty much.. That was a long time ago - but I think if I get on a bike and ride it for a bit, that will all come pouring back. So I'm leaning towards the mountain bike, but I don't even know what the last option is or how it would benefit me over the mountain bike.. or why I need so many gears even..
As said, I don't really have much insight into bikes, but I guess the whole thing will go more smooth with the mountainbike due to the suspension (?).
I just assume that more gears are also equivalent to a higher range of gear ratio. The gear ratio of the highst gear in the 8 gear bike is probably smaller than the gear ratio in the highest gear of the 28 gear bike. But that's a guess from my side (but would make sense).
Else: You have an optimal cycling speed, and you need to find the right gear for it. More gears = better chance to find it. And more different slopes = more changes in the optimal speed (-> which will be more comfortable with more gears).
I just assume that more gears are also equivalent to a higher range of gear ratio. The gear ratio of the highst gear in the 8 gear bike is probably smaller than the gear ratio in the highest gear of the 28 gear bike. But that's a guess from my side (but would make sense).
Else: You have an optimal cycling speed, and you need to find the right gear for it. More gears = better chance to find it. And more different slopes = more changes in the optimal speed (-> which will be more comfortable with more gears).
warpus
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Hmm I see. I've had bikes with multiple gears before.. 8.. 16 maybe? And once I find my sweet spot, I generally stick to that gear. So I suppose I just haven't been in enough types of biking situations to make better use of other gears.
I've asked people who own "nice" bikes, and I'm leaning towards the MTB, but I'm still not sure what the difference is between a hardtail and full suspension, and if a full suspension would be worth the extra price. I asked somebody in an email to give me a bit of a rundown and more tips, so I think I'm fine. Thanks for the reply!
I've asked people who own "nice" bikes, and I'm leaning towards the MTB, but I'm still not sure what the difference is between a hardtail and full suspension, and if a full suspension would be worth the extra price. I asked somebody in an email to give me a bit of a rundown and more tips, so I think I'm fine. Thanks for the reply!
How long before you have to decide this? My suggestion would be to talk to someone local (as in where you live now) and see if you could rent a bike for a short time to figure out if you're comfortable with that kind (if they have such things available, of course... it's been decades since I last rode a bike so I'm clueless as to what people use nowadays). This might help you decide what to use when you're in Norway.
warpus
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The bike rental company says that I should book soon due to demand. So I figure I should probably do it by next weekend at the latest if I want to make sure that I'm able to get a bike. What you suggest is not a bad idea, but I think I would get comfortable with almost any type of bike. The main concern is the compatibility of the terrain with the type of bike it is. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the mountain bike option, but I guess the next logical course of action is to actually investigate what sort of terrain I'm going to be biking over. I have a general idea, but maybe looking at the details will help. It does feel like I have to act soon, but I don't want to rush into a decision yet..
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I do cotton as cot'n.
madviking
north american scum
oh man what was that thing that allowed us to record clips of us saying stuff?
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