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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
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Hi. Could you please let me know what this man is saying?
Around 4:30 he says ''The reverse would never f**kin' happen. Never! Noneless you lived in land, Noneless you lived in a country where...''
Thank you very much in advance.
Around 4:30 he says ''The reverse would never f**kin' happen. Never! Noneless you lived in land, Noneless you lived in a country where...''
Thank you very much in advance.
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I think Noneless here means No matter
- I think Noneless here means No matter
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Hi,
I agree with JP: it is not unless. Note that the speaker says "not unless you lived in Iran"—using the pronunciation
"eye-ran"—not "noneless you lived in land", as you suggest. Some perceive the pronunciation "eye-ran" as a
mispronunciation and insist on the native speaker's pronouncing "ear-rahn".
As an aside, noneless is not a word. Maybe you thought of
I agree with JP: it is not unless. Note that the speaker says "not unless you lived in Iran"—using the pronunciation
"eye-ran"—not "noneless you lived in land", as you suggest. Some perceive the pronunciation "eye-ran" as a
mispronunciation and insist on the native speaker's pronouncing "ear-rahn".
As an aside, noneless is not a word. Maybe you thought of
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In this case, it is "not unless". After all, it is a speech, not a dictionary pronunciation (citation form).
Many times, you can hear "nonetheless" as noneless, thanks n + th > fronted n.
Many times, you can hear "nonetheless" as noneless, thanks n + th > fronted n.
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