"war" [wor]

Fri Aug 15 03:56:46 UTC 2008

Minimal pair is exactly what Charlie is describing since he maintains the historical distinction between the vowels of 'for' and 'four'.

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From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Tom Zurinskas
Sent: Thu 8/14/2008 9:32 PM
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Subject:      Re: "war" [wor]

Minimal pair is actually a misnomer.  It should be minimally different phonetic pair.  It's the case where one sound is different, such as pair and dare.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at authorhouse.com.

> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:51:32 -0400
> From: cdoyle at UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: "war" [wor]
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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> Sender: American Dialect Society
> Poster: Charles Doyle
> Subject: Re: "war" [wor]
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> Yes; "for"/"four" are a minimal pair!
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> --Charlie
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