minimal pairs

Fri Dec 29 07:23:36 UTC 2000

On Thursday, 28 December, 2000, at 11:12:05, Steve Gustafson wrote:

SG> Even similar groups can resolve differently: "diphthong" is often
SG> spoken differently than "diphtheria," (diphthong occasionally has
SG> diff-, diphtheria is always dip-).

I have always said /dif-/ in both. Both the American Heritage Dict.
(3rd ed.) and Merriam-Webster Online recognize both /dif-/ and and
/dip-/ pronunciations of <diphtheria>.

Brian M. Scott