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The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is | The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is 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, Llyméer Saiñ, as a standard for "international eloquent Skellan" and was learnt by actors in Fyxoom and Skella. Today the Eetøøm accent is associated with old movies and classical singing. | ||
The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.) | The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a non-vocalized "dark L", [lʶ]), though the distinction was lost in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ considered nasal and pharyngealized vowels to be ugly features.) | ||