pollmo.com "Does the "e" in "England" sound the same as the "i" in "inch?"

[Herb Stahlke]

Seems to me we've had this conversation before.  For some of us they
are the same, and for others they are not.  Some speakers, like you,
apparently, have a tenser high front vowel before /N/ than before /n/
and other consonants.  Speakers like me have the same vowel in both
places.  For most speakers, including me, there is a slight difference
since /N/ does tend to raise /I/ a little.  The question is how much
for which speakers.  For speakers who perceive the same vowel in both
contexts that amount of raising is not enough to classify the vowel as
tense.  For speakers with the contrast, it seems to be enough.

Herb

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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