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Re: Lax counterpart of [&]?

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, September 11, 2003, 20:40
Tristan McLeay scripsit:

> > Well, if you listen to the difference between the Boston and RP versions of > > most words that other Americans use [&] for, like "path", "grass", etc., > > you will hear [a] in New England and [A] in Old England. > > Surely not most, but only some words with a(n unvoiced) fricative or nasal > following.
Right. I meant "most words which *are* different" have [a] in Boston, [A] in RP. There may be others where RP uses [a] as well. In Boston, even "father" has [a], which is a very distinctive mark of the accent. -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com "You need a change: try Canada" "You need a change: try China" --fortune cookies opened by a couple that I know