Re: Most developed conlang

T. A. McLeay wrote:
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Perhaps you are aware, but aw in a lot of dialects is phonemically the
exact same vowel as the one in drawer.
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Oh, yeah.  Oops.  :)

T. A.:
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In any case, I wouldn’t really consider “drawer” to be draw+er, the
meaning is completely different.
 >>

No, I think it's still fairly transparent, but it's not that type of
"draw".
It's the "draw something out" draw (e.g., the metaphorical extension
"a long, drawn-out sigh").

T. A.:
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Do you recall if these same people dropped dark /l/?
 >>

Not most, but that is interesting...  For many years, my little sister
simply wouldn't pronounce /l/.  "Light" was "ight", and in coda
position, /l/ > [w].

T. A.:
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I don’t especially understand what’s wrong with something like [drA.r=]
for you. Something like “draw’re” in “the people who draw’re coming”.
 >>

Ha, ha!  Sure enough, in that context, I have no problem with it.
I hate/love English...

-David
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