Ragged but Right, pt. 2 ("bro")

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:20 PM, George Thompson
<george.thompson at nyu.edu> wrote:
> "bro" in black usage from 1970

What pronunciation does the spelling, _bro_, assume?

Needless to say, the pronunciation, [br^], in black usage, occurs
somewhat earlier than 1970.

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