free variation in pronunciation

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Tue Apr 3 03:01:01 UTC 2001


Roof and root are both examples where it seems to me that whether the
double o is pronounced as in /good/ or as in /food/ is pretty free.  At
least I might say either at any time without noticing that I was making a
choice. Whether this is also true for hoof, I'm less sure, though I know
both pronunciations are used, but perhaps by different people.
A. Murie



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