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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:52:43 -0000, Christian Thalmann <cinga@hidden.email> wrote: > > > Just as it may be implausible for Merkans to learn to > conjugate out of free will, I can't see the Hispanophones > adopt these very English sounds. Spanish accent is mostly > characterized by the mispronunciation of exactly those > sounds. I'd propose to map â onto a, j onto ch, î onto i, > û onto o or a and th onto t, s or f. I've actually heard Non-Mexicans in areas with a heavy Mexican population here pick up intonation and pronunciation patterns of Mexican Spanish speakers.I even know a few who speak not one word of Spanish, and were educated totally in the school system here in California retain a Mexican influenced accent I agree that it's probably more likely that the "simpler" vowel system of Spanish would influence those future speakers. But, of course do what you like. -- And they don't give the answers at the end of the test So you can't simply stand there and hope for the best So wake me up at the border when we reach Mexico I'll tell you a secret I don't even know... King of the Jailhouse - Aimee Mann