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Re: Syllabic consonants (was: Re: Beek)

From:Isidora Zamora <isidora@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 16, 2003, 2:22
>Varieties of English that have syllabic "r" in words like "winter" (vs.
>"wintry" with a consonantal r). Apparently some varieties of English also
>do this with "l", considering the ancient joke "Do you like Kipling?" -- "I
>don't know; I've never kippled!"

I pronounce "bottle" with a syllabic l, myself.

Isidora