Re: THEORY: free variation [was: Re: [OT] Re: Conlangea Dreaming]

Marcus Smith wrote:

> Why go all the way to Shoshoni? We have examples of it in English as
> well. For instance, "envelope" can be pronounced as [Env@lop] or
> [anv@lop].
It can?

Choice of initial vowel [e] or [O] I would find easier to believe!

I favour [e]. Incidentally, in some Australian dialects - not mine - [e]
becomes [E] as a matter of course.

I'm also rather sceptical that anyone would pronounce 'tomato' as
'toe-mato'.

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