Comic #2548: 2012-05-08

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Panel 1:

• Text: "THERE IS A SOUND CALLED A 'GLOTTAL STOP,' WHICH IS MADE BY HALTING AIR FLOW WITH YOUR GLOTTIS. IN ENGLISH, WE OFTEN ASSOCIATE IT WITH THE COCKNEY ACCENT AND MID-WORD Ts."
• Characters:
  • "GLOTTAL." (Standard British)
  • "GLO'DDLE." (Standard American)
  • "GLO'AL" (Cockney)

Panel 2:

• Text: "BUT IF YOU SPEAK WITH A STANDARD AMERICAN ACCENT, YOU USE GLOTTAL STOPS ALL THE TIME. TRY SAYING 'MINT CONDITION' OR 'PET DOG.'"
• Characters:
  • "MIN' CONDITION."
  • "PE' DOG."
  • "OH MY GOD I’M LIKE A DICKENS CHARACTER!"

Panel 3:

• Text: "GO AHEAD, TRY. PRETTY MUCH ANY TIME T IS FOLLOWED BY A CONSONANT, YOU'RE MAKING A GLOTTAL STOP."
• Characters:
  • "RA' TRAP."
  • "ELEPHAN' GUN."
  • "INTERNE' PORN."

Panel 4:

• Text: "YOU MAY THINK THIS COMIC IS EDUCATIONAL. WRONG. IT'S A TRAP. FROM NOW ON, ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTERS WILL SOUND COCKNEY, AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO UNHEAR IT."
• Character: "I AM BA'MAN."