> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of David J.
Peterson
> That, of course, is an entirely different matter. *Everyone*
has
> [-In] as a variant for "-in'". There are two different
dialects,
Everyone may have the [-In], but it's more prevalent in some
areas than others. Definitely much more common in the South
than elsewhere.
> though:
>
> Dialect A (Standard):
> [-IN] "-ing"
> [-In] "-in'"
>
> Dialect B (present in Southern California)
> [-in] "-ing"
> [-In] "-in'"
Don't know any L1's that use [-in].