Re: OFF-TOPIC: Misspoken... Sort Of
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 5:38 |
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Danny Wier scripsit:
> Depending on what part of Texas you're in, you might also hear other
> dyslalias like 'bidness' and 'extry'.
I think there is a sound change /zn/ > /dn/ operating in "bidness". My
wife, who's from North Carolina, consistently says [idn=It] for "isn't it".
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