/kw/~/k/

[Dennis R. Preston]

I bet you don't have cot-caught merger (in the direction of cot) before
/r/. Otherwise, no /w/ deletion.

dInIs

>I have caught/cot merger (I'm cIA), and, as I said, have [kw] in quarter
>horse, but [k] in quarter to one.
>
>beth simon


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