Re: Lax counterpart of [&]?

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.

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