"But it was all for not"

[Laurence Horn]

On Aug 26, 2014, at 11:20 PM, W Brewer wrote:

> Years ago, on Sunset Boulevard, spotted license plate c.1985:   <2BR02B>.

suggesting, as does the cite in the above subject line, evidence (if we needed any) for the "caught"/"cot" merger; neither "reanalysis" would be likely for us die-hard easterners 

LH

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