"open o" loss

[Charles Doyle]

"Four" would ordinarily have /o/ or /ow/; "for" would have the open o. (The parallel distinction often mentioned in the textbooks is "hoarse" vs. "horse.")



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>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:11:36 -0400
>From: Herb Stahlke <hfwstahlke at GMAIL.COM>
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>What vowels would the local dialect normally have?
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>Herb
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>On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Charles Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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>>  Disregarding the traditional dialect of the local area, the University of Georgia's gymnastics team is sporting the slogan "Back 4 more" as it enters the NCAA meet this weekend, hoping to win its fourth consecutive national championship.
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>>  (The pun--which was not at first obvious to me--merges "four" and "for.")
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>>  --Charlie
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