question on pronunciation in Jespersen

[Herbert Stahlke]

Does conservative RP have a length difference between the second syllables?

Herb

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Subject: Re: question on pronunciation in Jespersen


Yes, in conservative RP 'candid" and "candied" were reported as  the same by
someone in authority, I'm trying to remember who--Daniel Jones?  I remember
as
an undergraduate being confused by Claude Wise (who I believe was from
Louisiana) who stated in one of his books that the two vowels of "city" were
the
same (capital eye).

Dale Coye
The College of NJ