Didn't as [dIdInt]

[Jonathan Lighter]

I've always done that syllabic thing with "Milton" because as a New Yorker
I do the same nasalized thing with "mountain" and "countin'."

And now that I think about it, I believe I've heard "didint" (or "dident"
or in between) mostly from my emphatic speaking, formerly pre-teen
granddaughter in a well-known mount'n state.

JL

JL


On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 7:59 AM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:

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> I hear this a lot, especially among the young.=0A=
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> Maybe a trend? In recent years, I've also noticed that young people often
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> ronounce the (now) common forename Jordan with the final syllable [-dIn]
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>  [-d at n] (probably actually a barred-I).  Could the awareness of spelling
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> Perhaps not dissimilar is the varied pronunciation of the name Milton.  I
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> I've heard this only in very emphatic speech.  And not often.=0A=
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> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Neal Whitman =0A=
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> > My father sent me this message. I hadn't noticed this; has any of
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> > He lives in Houston, Texas, and the person he reports on grew up in=0A=
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> >     Hi Neal.=0A=
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> >     I?'d like to hear your commentary on something I have noticed a lot=
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> >     lately.It annoys me to no end.Many people these days, at least=0A=
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> >     to pronounce contractions like didn?t as didint, instead of the=0A=
> >     obvious ?did? followed by an ?nt? sound. Similarly they pronounce=0A=
> >     couldn?t as couldint and wouldn?t as woodint, etc.Is this a regional=
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> >     some affectation or just plain ignorance?How long have people
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> >     saying this, and what is its origin if you know?=0A=
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