Re: Con-prescriptivism
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 30, 1999, 17:06 |
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Brian Betty wrote:
> Which dialects? I know that the T in romantic is aspirated and dental for
> me because of the preceding N. Does anyone on this list nasalise and flap
> it? I'm curious!
I sometimes do. If I'm being careful, I always say [rowm&~nt_hIk], but
in casual speech I frequently say [rowm&~r~I~k]
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