0
Mokoapril Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
lylics of tennessee walts, an oldies song
hi. in the lylics, i see the apostropy words like ; i was dancin' , with my darlin', lots of times. but the last sentence ; the night they were playing the beautiful tennesee walts', it is not playin' but playing. would someone explain why please? thanks.
Top answer
Hello, mokoapril—and welcome to English Forums. The transcribers of lyrics often try to give a pseudo-phonetic description of how such words are pronounced by the singer. These pronunciations needn't be consistent, and that is the way Patti Page sang it:
- Hello, mokoapril—and welcome to English Forums.
- The transcribers of lyrics often try to give a pseudo-phonetic description of how such words are pronounced by the singer.
- These pronunciations needn't be consistent, and that is the way Patti Page sang it:
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
Hello, mokoapril—and welcome to English Forums.
The transcribers of lyrics often try to give a pseudo-phonetic description of how such words are pronounced by the singer. These pronunciations needn't be consistent, and that is the way Patti Page sang it:
The transcribers of lyrics often try to give a pseudo-phonetic description of how such words are pronounced by the singer. These pronunciations needn't be consistent, and that is the way Patti Page sang it:
00
Thank you so much for your answer and sorry for my late reply. Thanks a lot!
0
Related Questions