Re: more English orthography

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
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>In my dialect, "bought" is distinct from "bot". Actually, I should say
>that
>"caught" [kQt] is distinct from "cot" [kAt], since I really don't know the
>correct pronunciation of "bot" (I've assumed that it rhymes with "cot". I
>suppose you'd have to ask an entomologist.)
In mine, Bought and bot are pronounced the same way.
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>Even with the same sounds, there are differences between dialects. Some
>American dialects distinguish words that I don't (merry, marry, Mary), and
>others make fewer distinctions (pin = pen).
In my dialect, merry, marry, and Mary are all pronounced the same. I make
a distinction between pin and pen, but a friend from Fresno in eastern
California says both the same way.


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