Raleigh, N.C. -- awesome or aw-dropping?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Cf. HOG and DOG.

JL


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

> My LOT and PALM have the same vowel.  (Say "ah!")
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> THOUGHT is different. (Saw "aw!" but stop way before you reach Fran
> Drescher.)
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> JL
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:14 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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