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Re: USAGE: Permissable /IN/ (was: [i:]=[ij]?)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, November 3, 2000, 5:21
Kristian Jensen wrote:
> Actually, /IN/ is quite permissable in English, and I suspect in Nik's > dialect as well. The thing is, /I/ is raised so that it resembles [i].
It's *identical* to /i/. I can find no difference between the vowels in "seen" and "sing". -- Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor