"The _hopper_"

[Paul Johnston]

In Boston, the problem would be the rounding:  you'd have a short low back rounded vowel in Hopper.

Paul Johnston
On Jun 24, 2012, at 11:20 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Paul Johnston <paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
>> The problem isn't just the length. Â It's the backness
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> I agree. I should have noted that.
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