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Re: Californian vowels [was Re: Liking German]

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Saturday, September 29, 2001, 20:45
In a message dated 9/29/01 1:29:57 PM, trwier@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU writes:

<< Right.  That's basically what I do.  I was just trying to

explain how the other nonstandard form might arise. >>

    And your explanation makes a lot of sense; I would've never thought to
have tried to explain it.  It's almost like metathesis...  I'm trying to
think of other words that have odd pronunciations...  I can't think of any,
but when I do, you're gettin' 'em!  ;)

-David