Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 10:47:12 +0000
From: David Bergdahl david.bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OHIOU.EDU
Subject: flattening

Pittsburgh is famous for its monophthongal versions of {AU} esp. on
the [sa:t saId]; the shibboleth {downtown} is used to discriminate
true south-siders from pretenders.
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