" Olive, the other reindeer"

Fri Aug 3 18:32:47 UTC 2007

On Aug 3, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Dennis Preston wrote:

> Betcha don't.
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>> Poster:       Charles Doyle <cdoyle at UGA.EDU>
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>> I do [ju] for "you," stressed and unstressed!

if charlie's claiming he *always* says [ju], dInIs's dubiety seems
justified.  but if dInIs is claiming charlie *never* says [ju]
(always [j@] instead), i'm dubious indeed.  there are plenty of (non-
contrastive) contexts where [ju] is normal (though [j@] is possible):

   Satisfied with yourself, aren't you?
   I left beFORE you, not AFter you.
   You dirty dog!

   etc.

arnold

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