Re: Californian vowels [was Re: Liking German]

>That's why my brother says that it's impossible to sing "We're Off To See
>The Wizard" from _The Wizard of Oz_ in a Brooklyn accent:
>
>"[b@kOz] [b@kOz] [b@kOz] [b@kOz] [b@kO::::@z]
>  [b@kOz] of the wonderful things he [dVz]..."
>
>Just doesn't rhyme right :-) .
>
>Judy Garland says something like [bikVz], i think.
You know, I never realised they were supposed to rhyme (with my /b@"kQz/).
I knew *something* should've been there, but I never thought it could be a
rhyme. Do remember that the last time I saw _The Wizard of Oz_ was when as
far as I was concerned, everyone spoke exactly the same way as I did, and
any difference was overridden by the first rule.

Tristan