Re: "Forgat" (was: Languages in fiction: The Triune Monarchy)
| From: | Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 24, 2003, 2:42 |
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On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:13:26 -0600 Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
writes:
> Joe wrote:
> > does he say 'forgit' [f@gIt] too, instead of 'forget'?
>
> Is using /I/ odd in that word? I was under the impression that
> /gIt/
> for "get" was the common American pronunciation.
well, i pronounce it as /gEt/ (i'm from ohio, so i think that would be
midwestern...). i've only ever heard /gIt/ from people from the southern
US.
Robert Wilson
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