ADS-L Digest - 12 Mar 2008 to 13 Mar 2008 (#2008-74) (Coughin/coffin)

[Geraldine Hizer]

In a message dated 3/13/2008 11:06:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
LISTSERV at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU writes:

My  question for those of you who maintain the distinction between /a/ and
>  open-o: Do you all have /a/ for 'coffin'? I'm wondering whether this  is
> another example of a word that varies in its phonemic  assignment.
>



No problem, no confusion, if you ENUNCIATE! - it's coughing!  And I don't
care where you live. Dialectic? or laziness? Why not just stick to  phonetics. IF
you know how to spell.

Gerry



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