Re: [Re: [IE conlangs]]
| From: | Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 13, 1999, 2:41 |
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>From: Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
>Subject: Re: [Re: [IE conlangs]]
>Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 15:44:59 -0500
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>Nik Taylor wrote:
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>> John Cowan wrote:
>> > So you make "sand" like my "send", and both "send" and "sinned"
>> > like my "sinned", apparently. (Of course, I may indeed be a
>> > foreigner to a Texian.)
>>
>> I'm not sure if that's a general Southern characteristic.
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>Well, there are regional variations... It's more of a Texan thing than a
>Southern one.
I'm from Dallas, and I associate that pronunciation with regions to the south of
here, eg. Houston on down. My sand is /s&~d/ which I don't thing is especially
attractive sounding, but it's what falls outta my mouth.
"Send and sinned" are prefect homophones for me -- /sInd/.
Adam Walker
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