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Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | Stereotypes (while it was current): cultured, highbrow intellectuals, affluent | ||
High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxoomian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; today it is mainly used in media, mainly for 'elevated' sci-fi or fantasy characters such as gods | High Cøøvean is an obsolete Fyxoomian accent. It was like a "Transatlantic" accent, in that it was a compromise between Fyxoomian and Skellan standard accents. It is the closest thing to a "posh" accent in the Skellan-speaking world; today it is mainly used in media, mainly for 'elevated' sci-fi or fantasy characters such as gods, kings, or superintelligent beings. | ||
L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization). | L-colored vowels are realized as pharyngealized vowels (no nasalization). | ||