hawk/hock

[Dennis R. Preston]

I done asked and he done cofessed.

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>Laurence Horn said:
>>At 10:28 AM -0700 7/11/02, A. Maberry wrote:
>>>On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Anne Gilbert wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  INteresting.  I've *always* pronounced "hock" and "hawk"(the
>>>>bird, at least)
>>>>  differently.  Maybe other parts of the country are different from the
>>>>  Pacific Northwest in this respect?
>>>>  Anne G
>>>
>>>Maybe so. For me, "hawk" (the bird) and "hawk" (one's wares) are
>>>homophones.
>>>"Hock" as in "hock shop" and "ham hock" are also homophonous, but not with
>>>"hawk".
>>>
>>Ditto on both counts from this New Yorker, but of course we preserve
>>all our orthographically maintained vowel distinctions, down to the
>>Mary/merry/marry ones.
>>
>
>How are you on hoarse horses?
>
>Alice
>
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