Will that be pop, soda or a soft drink?

[Enid Pearsons]

Not pahstah for me, or for any of the family and friends with whom I consume
starch, but pahst at .  Definitely a final schwa.

Enid Pearsons

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From: "Bethany K. Dumas" <dumasb at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU>
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Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: Will that be pop, soda or a soft drink?


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> On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, Matthew Gordon wrote:
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> >As for 'pasta', maybe the author noted that the American pronunciation
> >differed from the Canadian, which has something like /ae/ for both
> >syllables, but noticed only the second syllable as having /a/; thus
> >assuming Americans say /paesta/. Just a guess.
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> It's pahstah (or pasta if you prefer)for me - no "ae."
>
> Bethany
>