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Re: Californian vowels [was Re: Liking German]

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Saturday, September 29, 2001, 5:08
In a message dated 9/28/01 7:16:55 PM, exponent@TECHNOLOGIST.COM writes:

<< Oh yeah, of course I could. Is it that difficult? >>

    For me, actually, regrettably, ashamedly...yes.  I lived in Fresno for a
year...  All the rest of the time I was in Southern California.  And I've
never heard anyone say [marSm&low], except when reminding people of how to
spell it.  But it should be that, shouldn't it? The spelling seems to suggest
as much...

-David, who is a MAJOR lactose intolerant and can't even take any quantity
with lactaid.