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Re: Improved (Short) Ygyde

From:David Starner <dvdeug@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 23:08
On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 09:28:39AM +0100, Peter Bleackley wrote:
> However, > there's definitely a long/short contrast between reed [ri:d] and rid [rid], > which I think is a more important contrast in English.
Not in my dialect. Looking at "A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English", I'm believe it's reed [rid] (homophone with read) and rid [rId]; there's definately no length contrast in my speech. -- David Starner - dvdeug@email.ro It's the terror of knowing/What this world is about Watching some good friends/Screaming 'Let me out' -- Queen, "Under Pressure"