[Ads-l] Can't figger why

[Tom Zurinskas]

Lately I've heard the word "figure" pronounced as ~figer instead of ~figyer.  Can't figger out why.


Also I've heard for "either" ~iether (eye-ther) many times instead of ~eether.  My 11-year old grandson said ~iether yesterday.  It's always been ~eether for me.  Any data on the frequency of pronunciation on that?  Bert Vaux's data doe not address it.


Tom Zurinskas,
Originally SWConn 20 yrs,  college Tenn 3,  work NJ  33,  now FL 14.
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