Labov on vowel shifts

[W Brewer]

TZ wrote: <<<"do" and "dew" - can you hear the difference?">>>
WG: <<<Yes.>>>
WB: No. When first starting graduate school, I had a British landlady, who
was very helpful in getting me settled in Los Angeles. One morning, at the
breakfast table, she read me a notice in the local newspaper: “Oh, Warren.
Here's something you might like. UCLA chess club. No Jews.” The item read
<no dues>. I say <dues> --> [dews].

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