Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:58:16 -0400
<br>From:  Daniel Ezra Johnson  daniel.e.johnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: hypercorrect intervocalic /t/
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<br>On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Jules Levin wrote:
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<br>  The minimal pair for most speakers would be
<br>  'enter' and 'inner' and they seem to have merged.
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<br>  Jules Levin
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<br>Does that mean So. Cal has that southern thang where "ten" and "tin" are
<br>identical?
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<br>For me, from the Northeast, the Internet could just as well be spelled
<br>Innernet (with a truly miniscule distinction, if any) but certainly not
<br>Enternet.
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<br>DEJ
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