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*In written diphthongs, the ''second'' element was longer unlike in most modern accents, i.e. ''ai wi aw ew iw ia ua wa'' = [ɐiˑ uiˑ ɐuˑ euˑ iuˑ iɜˑ yɜˑ uɜˑ]. Thus, for example, ''ai'' /ai/ [ɐiˑ] and ''aj'' /aj/ [aj] were phonemically distinct. | *In written diphthongs, the ''second'' element was longer unlike in most modern accents, i.e. ''ai wi aw ew iw ia ua wa'' = [ɐiˑ uiˑ ɐuˑ euˑ iuˑ iɜˑ yɜˑ uɜˑ]. Thus, for example, ''ai'' /ai/ [ɐiˑ] and ''aj'' /aj/ [aj] were phonemically distinct. | ||
==Eetøøm== | ==Eetøøm== | ||
The ''Eetøøm'' accent (an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for international eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings. | The ''Eetøøm'' accent (an older word for 'standard') is an obsolete accent. It was similar to the Transatlantic accent, in that it was an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; it was largely codified by one man, Llam Saiŋ, as a standard for international eloquent Skellan and was learnt by upper-class people and actors in Fyxoom and Skella but fell out of use in the Populist era. Today it survives in classical singing and for elevated sci-fi, historical fiction or fantasy characters in fiction such as gods, kings or superintelligent beings. | ||