I've come to the conclusion
Apr. 21st, 2018 04:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulythat given how much time I spend in my pajamas, it's time to dramatically increase my budget for those.
Also, I miss the days of Sandra Boynton and snuggles :(
Jamma jamma jamma jamma P! J! It's pajama time!
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Also, I miss the days of Sandra Boynton and snuggles :(
Jamma jamma jamma jamma P! J! It's pajama time!
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How do you pronounce the second a in pajama?
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The vowel as in hot, /a/
48 (43.2%)
The vowel as in hat and ham, /æ/
39 (35.1%)
To me, hat and ham do not have the same vowel, and I use the one in ham
7 (6.3%)
Other
17 (15.3%)
Which term are you likely to use in speech?
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Pajamas
81 (72.3%)
Jammies
23 (20.5%)
PJs
28 (25.0%)
Other
16 (14.3%)
I wouldn't use any term for this garment
3 (2.7%)
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Date: 2018-04-20 02:02 pm (UTC)ETA -- so basically, I said 'pyjama' and 'jar of jam' several times alternating, and I can't actually hear a difference in the way that I say them, except that in pyjama it might be a slightly longer vowel because it is the stressed syllable, whereas 'jar' and 'jam' would have equal stress in the phrase. There is a difference in the mouth feel/tongue positioning to them though, so possibly if I was saying them out loud rather than mouthing them to not wake the sleeping human beside me, I might hear a difference as well.