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Re: "Forgat" (was: Languages in fiction: The Triune Monarchy)

From:Garth Wallace <gwalla@...>
Date:Monday, February 24, 2003, 1:24
Nik Taylor wrote:
> 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.
It's not standard American, AFAICT, although it's present in some dialects (mostly midwestern, I think).