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

On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Tristan McLeay wrote:

> (Also, in response to that South Aussie person: yes, I am from Victoria.
> Also, do you pronounce 'than' and 'then' the same way? (Like then) Or is it
> limited to Vic?
I can't think of a sentence in which _than_ is stressed. Whilst
unstressed, it's just /D@n/. _Then_ is /Den/ whether stressed or not.

> Or not even all of Vic? The Maquarie dictionary insists on saying its
> pronounced /D&n/ (and it says that hang is pronounced /h&ng/.
As I said, it is, for me (hang).

> And it says that 'where' is pronounced /wE@/. and... its pretty useless
> as a guide now, isn't it?))
For me, _where_ is /we:@/.
I understand that Victorian /e/ often becomes [E].

Adrian.

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