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The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. 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; speaking it in a modern context would sound anywhere from rather "weird" to pretentious. | The ''Eetøøm'' accent (''eetøøm'', lit. 'common mold', is an older word for 'standard') is an artificial compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. 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; speaking it in a modern context would sound anywhere from rather "weird" to pretentious. | ||
The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a "clear L" [l] as in the Iasa accent), though most dialects lost the distinction in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ considered nasalization and pharyngealization to be ugly sounds.) | The accent fully distinguished orthographic ''ñ'' and ''l'' (''l'' was always pronounced as a "clear L" [l] as in the Iasa accent), though most dialects lost the distinction in coda position in the 1100s. (Saiñ, who was from Iasa, considered nasalization and pharyngealization to be ugly sounds.) | ||
[ʔ] was used to resolve vowel hiatuses due to conscious [[Windermere]] influence: ''syém'' 'flag' was pronounced [sɨˈʔɛm] (whereas modern speakers tend to use [səˈɛm]). | [ʔ] was used to resolve vowel hiatuses due to conscious [[Windermere]] influence: ''syém'' 'flag' was pronounced [sɨˈʔɛm] (whereas modern speakers tend to use [səˈɛm]). | ||