Date:  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 14:58:16 -0400
From:  Daniel Ezra Johnson <daniel.e.johnson[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: hypercorrect intervocalic /t/

On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Jules Levin wrote:

> The minimal pair for most speakers would be
> 'enter' and 'inner' and they seem to have merged.
>
> Jules Levin
>

Does that mean So. Cal has that southern thang where "ten" and "tin" are
identical?

For me, from the Northeast, the Internet could just as well be spelled
Innernet (with a truly miniscule distinction, if any) but certainly not
Enternet.

DEJ