Re: USAGE: English, Masculine, Feminine

Joe scripsit:

> >>Mary = /me:rij/ "short" e
> >
> >Yes, that's /e:/ in CXS.
>
>
> And /E:/ in my dialect.
I of course pronounce them [mejr\i], [m&ri], and [mEri] as God intended.
More to the point, I think this is the traditional East Coast (of the
U.S.) pronunciation that Emily (I think it was Emily) was originally
asking for.  And while I do unround short o's, giving [kAt] for cot,
I don't unround the long version, giving [lO:] for law.  ([Q] in English
gives me the impression of someone trying to catch flies orally.)

The younger generation is losing both of these, I think.

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