-ing vs. -in' in expletives

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Jul 22, 2004, at 12:13 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> I have frequently heard the /N/ variant used as a kind of emphatic
> pronunciation.  Bono's usage sounds utterly unermarkable (except
> statistically) here.

then i stand corrected.

apparently hyperarticulate emphasis can override the rest.

anybody have some actual data on this?

arnold (zwicky at csli.stanford.edu)