"pellow" and "melk"

[Rowan McMullin]

Absolutely common in the midwest.  In northern Wisconsin (away from the
Chicago influence), the eh for ih switch is pretty prevalent, and usually
patterns with pronouncing "bagel" with an a like the one in "bag".

On 11/23/06, K Reynolds <kreynolds3 at houston.rr.com> wrote:
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> I was born in NW Ohio and lived there for 28 years before moving to =
> Texas in 1984. My wife, from Houston, takes great joy in correcting my =
> pronunciation of the words "pillow" and "milk," which I pronounce with =
> an "e" like that in "mellow." My sister says "melk" also. I'm curious if =
> anyone has any insight on whether this is common to the midwest or just =
> a family thing.
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