oxen / dachshund

David Bergdahl einstein at FROGNET.NET
Wed Feb 12 21:58:19 UTC 2003


A dachshund is a badger-hound, so a Dachs is a badger; my low-back vowel for
Dachs (or dox, if you prefer) is the same as for oxen, so there's no need
for a shifted pronunciation for them to be homophones; however, since
they're rhyme mates, if they shifted, they probably both shifted.



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