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On 22/02/06, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> The fact that half/hearth is a minimal pair for f/T in any 'lect just
> goes to show how widely English varies. It's hard to imagine two
> monosyllables that both start with an H and have as their lone vowel
> an A-sound that are more different in my 'lect. /h&f/ vs. /ha`r\T/.
> This is why I enjoy these YAEPT's.
hearth vs hack :)
But yes, I find it similarly strange how Americans and others manage
to make rhymes of such different pairs as "mass" and "pass".
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Tristan.