LL-L "Grammar" 2005.12.17 (02) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 17 December 2005 * Volume 2
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From:  Steven Hanson <hanayatori at sbcglobal.net>
Subject:  LL-L "Grammar"


Justin Renquist wrote:
"This may also be regional dialect? I would still argue that it's directly
related to the unvoiced consontant following, and an attempt to make the
combination easier to pronounce in quick speech.

I more or less use a voiced v in all these examples, but maybe that's
because "haff" is a llittle pet peeve of mine :> A lot of people did this
where I grew up in southeastern Michigan, and it really annoyed me."

Now perhaps we're on to something.  Even though I've lived in California for 
88% of my life, I'm actually from Iowa.  Perhaps "haff" is more of a 
Midwestern feature.

Steven Hanson 

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