Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:18:51 -0700
<br>From:  Peter Richardson  prichard[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LINFIELD.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: hypercorrect intervocalic /t/
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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>  Does that mean So. Cal has that southern thang where "ten" and "tin" are
<br>  identical?
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<br>Well, maybe. But _enter_ prob'ly turns out more like "enner," as in
<br>_ennertainment_.
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