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Medulin
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18 August 2014 at 10:38pm | IP Logged

In colloquial Indonesian many people pronounce final o's as u: Manado [ma'nadu] (or [məˈnadu]).

Edited by Medulin on 18 August 2014 at 10:40pm
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Monox D. I-Fly
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Message 18 of 18

25 October 2014 at 5:59am | IP Logged

JamesS wrote:

So why do natives seem to struggle with the formal language? I'd suggest it is mainly because they just don't
use it and there is not a great deal of pressure to 'speak proper' like there is in other countries.

'Great deal of pressure'? As far as I know, people from various countries tend to underestimate their own language. Thus, they rarely bother with their formal language. That's why there are many English speakers whose grammar are full of mistakes.
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