postvocalic /l/

[Tom Zurinskas]

Try it as well.  Have you been on this list long?   Are you American?  

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+ 
see truespel.com phonetic spelling


 

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> Subject: Re: postvocalic /l/
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> From: "Tom Zurinskas" <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
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> > To me the trend of awe-dropping is a disturbing trend. There are folks
> > who are dropping the "awe" phoneme out of existance in their personal
> > lect, and it's caught on to whole regions.
> >
> > Question. Is it an improvemnent of English. Even if it's just a
> > whimsical change, is it for the better?
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> Um, I hate to tell you this, Tom, but it's been around for rather some time,
> and is deeply rooted in the systemic phonetics of a variety of Englishes.
> 
> As has been pointed out several times on this thread.
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> It sometimes helps to read what has gone before.
> 
> You should try it some time.
> 
> Robin
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