No more the "awe" sound in USA

[Tom Zurinskas]

Is the "awe" phoneme too far gone to save.
 
The Super bowl team name is "Seahawks".  How many times do we here "hocks" instead of "hawks".
 
Her name is "Dawn Zimmer" regarding the NJ scandals.  How many times do we here "Don" vs "Dawn".

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk


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> Subject:      No more the "awe" sound in USA
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> And so it has come to pass that we are being taught (tot) to awe-drop as the standard for US accent.  The sound "awe" exists no more.
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> In the link below Rachel mispronounces the words "jaw" and "coffee" for USA accent by using "ah" instead of "awe".  She is an awe-dropper, a huge trend in USA, which I oppose.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIZ78RwhSPc
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> Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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