" Olive, the other reindeer"

[Charles Doyle]

Ole dInIs is always exaggerating. I never do.

--Charlie
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>
>if charlie's claiming he *always* says [ju], dInIs's dubiety seems justified.  but if dInIs is claiming charlie *never* says [ju] (always [j@] instead), i'm dubious indeed.  there are plenty of (non-contrastive) contexts where [ju] is normal (though [j@] is possible):
>
>   Satisfied with yourself, aren't you?
>   I left beFORE you, not AFter you.
>   You dirty dog!
>
>   etc.
>
>arnold

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