LL-L "Phonology" 2005.06.28 (05) [E]

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From: jpkrause <jpkrause at sunflower.com>
Subject: Phonology

>Ron wrote:
>
>>Let's see ... Australians, am I getting the following
>>right?
>>
>>Monday: Mundee ['mandi:]
>>Tuesday: Choozdee ['tSu:zdi:]
>>Wednesday: Wenzdee ['wEnzdi:]
>>Thursday: Thu(r)zdee ['θø:zdi:]
>>Friday: Fridee ['frAIdi:]
>>Saturday: Satdee ['sætdi:]
>>Sunday: Sundee ['sandi:]

Isaac M. Davis wrote:

>I've heard something like that from Canadian English speakers as well. Day
>being realised as 'dee' in daynames, anyway.
>
>I seem to recall hearing it from a teacher of the sort who would say, 
>"We're
>Mundy today. You only have three more days, Toozdy, Wenzdy, Thurzdy."

My father was born in Oklahoma, USA and lived most of his childhood and
youth in the states of Kansas, Texas, and Arkansas.  I remember him
consistently reducing the "day" suffix to "dee" as I continue to do.  I
suspect that this is also pretty widespread throughout the western and
northwestern parts of the US
Jim Krause

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