[l at C]

[A. Maberry]

I've always said and mostly heard [riltiy].
(Born and raised in the PNW.)

Allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Bradley A. Esparza wrote:

>    Sorry for my ignorance! Could this word, realty, rhyme with Manatee.
> I was born and raised in Washington:King County:Kent. I work for a company
> that couriers messages for title and escrow companys. Everyone I talk to
> on the phone all day says [ril at tiy], if [tiy] rhymes with tee, as in golf
> ball rest.
>
>                                         Bradley
>
> >>From: Andrea Vine <avine at NETSCAPE.COM>
> >>For some dialects it seems there is a need for a transition from /l/ >to
> >>another consonant and vice versa.
> >I was on the phone with two people from Watertown, NY today and they both
> >said [ril at tiy] in referring to the United Realty Management Co. One was the
> >receptionist of said firm.
> >DEJ
>