Date:  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 09:45:08 -0700

From:  Laurie M Bowman <bowman[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.ARIZONA.EDU>

Subject: Re: Familiar



On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Kevin A. wrote:



> I've brought this up in my class w/Jim Stalker at MSU and didn't seem to get

> anyone to agree with me so I'll ask ADS. I have been hearing for some time

> now the word familiar pronounced Framiler or more Framilyer. Has anyone esle

> heard this. The reason I bring it up is that I've just heard it again today

> in two seperate speakers. Both seemed to be around 30 or so if that means

> anything.

>

> Just curious.

>

> Asher

>



I'm "framilyer" with this phenomenon in the southern Illinois area.



Laurie Bowman

Dept. of Linguistics

University of Arizona, Tucson

bowman[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aruba.ccit.arizona.edu