I read Eat Pray Love a few months ago. This past weekend, Mom wanted to go see it in the theaters, so we did.
It was slow, by the way, we didn't *love* it, but I know some others that really did enjoy it, if only for the scenery of the countries...
anywho...
I'm a nerd because as soon as Richard from Texas came on the screen and called Liz "groceries" for the first time-I found myself trying to transcribe the word in my head. Then I (over?)analyzed the way he said it and tried to determine (silently in the theater) if I say it the same way...then I started to wonder if I ever say it...
my efforts at transcription
starts with /gro/-that part is easy...i can even type it in IPA
this is the tough part...he has a strong 'sh' in there that leads straight into the /r/ which I think has to be vocalic, but I just don't feel my tongue make any vocalic movement for that /r/. and *WHY* is it an /sh/???
then /Iz/ no biggie.
two syllables? I think definitely when he says it, but if it is a vocalic /r/ then it has to be three syllables? and what about when I say it? I think I say three?
I missed most of the India part of the movie trying to figure all that out-which is ok, that part bored me in the book too.
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