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Re: CHAT: Vowel shift - angry-beaverisms

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Friday, June 18, 1999, 18:10
On Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:49:54 -0700 Barry Garcia
<Barry_Garcia@...> writes:
>Well, i am from California (central). I noticed that when i say could, >i >dont round my lips. When i say wood, they purse when i say the w but >relax >for the rest of the word. I'm also wondering if people from other >states >notice an accent when they talk to Californios? I don't, but then >again >people from Brooklyn don't think they have an accent either =).
We don't :-) Although we don't really have "Brooklyn" accents anymore, either. Most of the NYC Metro Area has equalized somewhat, from my experience. -Stephen (Steg) "bbbbbbbb, Liyura! Bbbbbbb!" (bbbabbbies like bbbilabbbial trills) ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.