Re: Californian vowels [was Re: Liking German]

John Cowan wrote:
>
> Steg Belsky scripsit:
>
> > Judy Garland says something like [bikVz], i think.
>
> As do I: for me the song rhymes perfectly, as does Miss Muffet.
> (Some of my compatriots, and almost everybody from Canada, can't
> rhyme "spider" and "inside her".)
I say [b@kVz], so it still rhymes for me. I say it as [bikVz] when I
sing that song, though, because... well, it's a valid pronounciation for
me, just not one I use very often.

I'm from Canada, and "spider" and "inside her" rhyme for me. I can't
think of ever hearing them not rhyme. [spaid@'] and [insaid h@'], ([@']
is the rhotic schwa, right?]) or something like that.

--
Robert

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