No more the "awe" sound in USA

[Tom Zurinskas]

Awe-dropping is pernicious.  I've even heard Dawn Zimmer call herself Don.  The moderator of a group on MSNBC started off saying Dawn ~Daun then when guests started saying "Don" ~Daan he ended up doing it too.
It's pernicious.  It's psychological.   It's almost as though some folks think the "awe" sound is not a nice sound and refuse to say it.  It's beneath them. I think it's mainly with the ladies, although that's contrary to their adoption of creaky voice sound, which to me is a fake fad and not a nice sound.
Is it right to want to save the awe sound.  Some say no because it's like going against nature and natural progression.  But is creaky voice a natural progression.  Is it not right to care.  Or is it not right to scoff at those who care.   There is no benefit I can foresee for awe-dropping.  I'd certainly like to participate in any way to save the "awe" phoneme.  But how?  By not overtly correcting the mispronunciation, which nobody likes to do, is it condoning it; Like the stupid fad of cigarette smoking in the past.  
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:      Re: No more the "awe" sound in USA
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> On Feb 1, 2014, at 6:08 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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> > It would be interesting to see if people without the cot/caught merger adopt the merger pronunciation for "Seahawks" (and "hawk" in general) as a result of the Superbowl.
> >
> > Benjamin Barrett
> > Formerly of Seattle, WA
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> They won't get to me.  'Hawks they are and 'Hawks they will remain, win or lose.
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> But you can't go by me; I'll never even merge my Maries, marries, and merries.
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> LH
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> >
> > Learn Ainu! https://sites.google.com/site/aynuitak1/videos
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> > On Feb 1, 2014, at 3:01 PM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at AMERITECH.NET> wrote:
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> >> I was wondering how long it'd be before I read a message here about the Seahocks and awe-dropping.
> >>
> >> Neal
> >>
> >>> On Feb 1, 2014, at 1:27 PM, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> >>> Is the "awe" phoneme too far gone to save.
> >>> =20
> >>> The Super bowl team name is "Seahawks".  How many times do we here "hocks" =
> >>> instead of "hawks".
> >>> =20
> >>> Her name is "Dawn Zimmer" regarding the NJ scandals.  How many times do we =
> >>> here "Don" vs "Dawn".
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