eggcorn

[Ed Keer]

My favorite examplefrom back home: "eww!" is
pronounced "ill" for many of my friends. I think there
is a linking l in this dialect similar to Boston's
linking r. The l then triggers the raising.


> Oops.  I buried and obliterated the lead, which is
> that it's the
> *Philadelphia* Eagles that are affectionately known
> as the Iggles,
> the point being that for at least some brotherly
> lovin' speakers the
> laxing extends along the turnpike several hundred
> miles east from
> Pittsburgh.
>
> >are known far and wide as the "Iggles".
> >(Both shibboleths are exploited, for example, on
> ESPN SportsCenter.)
> >I knew the laxing occurred before /l/ and /g/, but
> I didn't realize
> >it's only before /g/ followed by /l/.  That makes
> more sense.
> >
> >Larry
>



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