"earl" for "oil"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Do they pronounce the "r" at all audibly?

JL

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Lighter
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> > A top Iowa-born CNN anchor revealed today that she believes Texans say
> > "earl" for "oil."
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> Perhaps she's familiar only with th' earl bidniss in Kilgo' 'n' otha
> Eess Teksiss locations.
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