Re: USAGE: pronouncing "l", "needs washed"
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 10, 1999, 0:06 |
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And Rosta wrote:
> I cannot see why that should have led to the restoration of
> /l/. The pronunciations /wAk/ and /tAk/ aren't new to me; only
> ones with /l/ in.
Oh. Well, probably just never lost it in the first place.
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