LL-L "Phonology" 2004.08.18 (07) [E]

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From: Dan Prohaska <daniel at ryan-prohaska.com>
Subject: LL-L "Phonology" 2004.08.17 (09) [E]

>>From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Phonology

>>Folks,

>>In the British soap opera "Coronation Street," the character Janice
>>(former wife of Les) says "care" as though written "cur," "bear" as though
>>written "bur," "stare" as though written "stir," etc.  What sort of a
>>dialect is that?

>>Regards,
>>Reinhard/Ron

Hiya Reinhard,
I'd say this pronunciation is common in Lancashire, not just in dialect
speech, but also in the regional colloquial variety of Standard English.
Ta-rah,
Dan

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