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

[Tom Zurinskas]

I wonder how many folks hear those vowels the same.  This may not be a good test as I believe it possible to vote more than once at pollmo.

To me as pronounced in thefreedictionary.com the vowels are different for UK and USA.  Long e in England versus short i in inch.  But to you they are not.  I wonder what folks think via pollmo.


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





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> Sender: American Dialect Society
> Poster: Herb Stahlke
> Subject: Re: pollmo.com "Does the "e" in "England" sound the same as the
> "i" in "inch?"
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> 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
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> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
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> > Subject: pollmo.com "Does the "e" in "England" sound the same as the "i"
> > in "inch?"
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> > This is a trial of pollmo.com "Does the "e" in "England" sound the same as the "i" in "inch?"
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> > Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
> > see truespel.com phonetic spelling
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