Re: Re: sammich in Iowa and France

Fri Jan 21 21:15:57 UTC 2005

In a message dated 1/21/05 12:41:59 PM, preston at MSU.EDU writes:

> Ron,
>
> You sure (in fast speech) you ain't got the monosyllable (with an
> admittedly long /ae/?
>
> dInIs
>

No, if there is anything there it is a kind of very weak glottal stop--or
that is the way it feels to me. My tongue NEVER touches my alveolar ridge. (Or am
I misunderstanding the question?)