Americans sometimes finger the uvular fricatives (r) in German as harsh, but French has the same sound and French doesn't get called harsh, Sharon Inkelas, a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, told The Huffington Post in an email.
National Parks: National Parks in Massachusetts; Natural Resources: Fertile Connecticut River Valley soils, most rich in peat, deposits of sand and gravel, glacial stones and boulders (granite, marble) are the most important natural resources of Massachusetts. Newspapers: Massachusetts; Nickname: for Massachusetts; Non-transients: Find A Grave
Massachusetts (/ Ë m Ã¦ s É Ë tÊ uË s Éª t s / ( listen) or / Ë m Ã¦ s É Ë tÊ uË z Éª t s /), officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.