Re: more English orthography

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>I also distinguish cot [cat] and caught [cOt] etc.  Lots of people
>(Californians in particular) do not.

Yes, we Californians fo not make a distinction between the two.

Speaking of California idiolect differences, i had a guy in my spanish
class who had a "surfer" accent. I cant write how he would say his words
in IPA (i'm not sure), but whenever he would say a vowel it would be
rounded off, and drawn out a bit  (best I can describe it). He'd do this
with Spanish words and it would sound so funny.


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