[l at C]

[Bradley A. Esparza]

   Sorry for my ignorance! Could this word, realty, rhyme with Manatee.
I was born and raised in Washington:King County:Kent. I work for a company
that couriers messages for title and escrow companys. Everyone I talk to
on the phone all day says [ril at tiy], if [tiy] rhymes with tee, as in golf
ball rest.

                                        Bradley

>>From: Andrea Vine <avine at NETSCAPE.COM>
>>For some dialects it seems there is a need for a transition from /l/ >to
>>another consonant and vice versa.
>I was on the phone with two people from Watertown, NY today and they both
>said [ril at tiy] in referring to the United Realty Management Co. One was the
>receptionist of said firm.
>DEJ